Cell Phones At Workplace Statistics (Editor's Choice) As of 2023, a cell phone is used several times during working hours by 66% of American employees. The top reason for using cell phones at the workplace is for using personal messaging by 55% of employees. Employees spend more than 33% of their workdays surfing mobile and are termed as highly mobile employees. Approximately, every week employees waste around 8 hours on their cell phones in 2023 around the world. By using cell phones employees spend an average of 2.5 hours per working day. Nearly 28% of the workers questioned admitted that they use social media at work. Every day, 93% of American workers who own smartphones and spend around one-third of their waking hours away from a desk use their mobile devices for work. 51% of workers conduct work on their phones while using the restroom. Nearly 84% of businesses have a “bring your device" (BYOD) policy. 55% of workers prefer using their mobile phones for work purposes over desk phones. Approximately 60% of the applications workers use in the office are project-related. 75% of American workers use their cell phones for work purposes in 2023. Approximately 39% of the surveyed companies claimed that they suffered a data security breach due to stolen or lost devices. Workers who spend a minimum of 30% of their workday on social networking platforms are more likely not to be ethical about the relationship between their work and their mobile devices. 83% of millennials open text messages within 90 seconds of receiving an SMS. General Cell Phones Used At Work Statistics Nearly 28% of the surveyed employees around the world admitted that they use social media at work.  As of 2023, around 97% of adults in the United States claim to have a cell phone, and 85% of those claim to have a Smartphone.  There are 69% of employees who are continuously using their cell phones during their working hours.  Around 87% of employers in 2023 thought cell phones have distracted employee’s efficiency during working hours. The cell phone has distracted work-life balance, which was accepted by 48% of employees. Employees spend 56 minutes per day using their mobile phones for non-work-related purposes.  Every day, 93% of American workers who own smartphones and spend around one-third of their waking hours away from a desk use their mobile devices for work. 30% of the workers polled claim that they check personal email on their cell phones most of the time.  51% of workers conduct work on their phones while using the restroom.