{"id":378222,"date":"2026-09-01T14:11:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T18:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=short-read&#038;p=378222"},"modified":"2026-09-01T14:27:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T18:27:15","slug":"about-half-of-americans-say-they-spend-too-much-time-on-their-smartphone","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/09\/01\/about-half-of-americans-say-they-spend-too-much-time-on-their-smartphone\/","title":{"rendered":"About half of Americans say they spend too much time on their smartphone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img data-dominant-color=\"987864\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #987864;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/SR_26.09.01-phone-screen_featured.jpg?resize=480,270 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/SR_26.09.01-phone-screen_featured.jpg?resize=782,440 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/SR_26.09.01-phone-screen_featured.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/SR_26.09.01-phone-screen_featured.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/SR_26.09.01-phone-screen_featured.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/SR_26.09.01-phone-screen_featured.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"(Catherine McQueen via Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-378240 not-transparent\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Catherine McQueen via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Between scrolling, notifications, and messages, smartphones can be hard to put down. <strong>Just over half of U.S. adults say they spend too much time on their smartphone,<\/strong> according to a Pew Research Center survey from May and June 2026. About a third of adults say their smartphone use is about right, while just 3% say they spend too little time using these devices.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"aligncenter wp-block-prc-chart-builder-synced-chart\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:420px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"4dbe97d3-bff7-4148-9429-8f7412cfbf88\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4dbe97d3-bff7-4148-9429-8f7412cfbf88&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:378222,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/short-reads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/01\\\/about-half-of-americans-say-they-spend-too-much-time-on-their-smartphone\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/roughly-half-of-u-s-adults-and-a-majority-of-those-under-50-say-they-spend-too-much-time-on-their-smartphone\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-09-01&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Roughly half of U.S. adults \\u2013 and a majority of those under 50 \\u2013 say they spend too much time on their smartphone&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% of U.S. adults who say the amount of time they spend on their smartphone is \\u2026&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: Those who did not answer, including those who do not have a smartphone, are not shown. &quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted May 26-June 1, 2026.&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;PEW RESEARCH CENTER&quot;,&quot;tableData&quot;:{&quot;header&quot;:[&quot;&quot;,&quot;Too much &quot;,&quot;About the right amount&quot;,&quot;Too little &quot;],&quot;rows&quot;:[[&quot;U.S. adults&quot;,&quot;53&quot;,&quot;36&quot;,&quot;3&quot;],[&quot;Ages 18-29&quot;,&quot;70&quot;,&quot;20&quot;,&quot;2&quot;],[&quot;30-49&quot;,&quot;64&quot;,&quot;29&quot;,&quot;2&quot;],[&quot;50-64&quot;,&quot;49&quot;,&quot;43&quot;,&quot;3&quot;],[&quot;65+&quot;,&quot;25&quot;,&quot;54&quot;,&quot;3&quot;]]},&quot;isFreeformChart&quot;:false}\" data-wp-init--detect-web-share-support=\"callbacks.detectWebShareSupport\" data-wp-init--sync-table-height=\"callbacks.syncTableHeight\" data-wp-init--watch-chart=\"callbacks.watchChart\" data-wp-init--reset-tab-on-navigation=\"callbacks.resetTabOnNavigation\" data-png-url=\"\" data-has-csv=\"true\" data-allow-data-download=\"true\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/09\/01\/about-half-of-americans-say-they-spend-too-much-time-on-their-smartphone\/\" data-chart-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/roughly-half-of-u-s-adults-and-a-majority-of-those-under-50-say-they-spend-too-much-time-on-their-smartphone\/\" data-chart-title=\"Roughly half of U.S. adults \u2013 and a majority of those under 50 \u2013 say they spend too much time on their smartphone\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-allow-overlay=\"true\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-inner wp-block-prc-chart-builder-chart\" id=\"chart-block-2\" data-wp-key=\"4dbe97d3-bff7-4148-9429-8f7412cfbf88-chart\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-prc-chart-id=\"4dbe97d3-bff7-4148-9429-8f7412cfbf88-chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4dbe97d3-bff7-4148-9429-8f7412cfbf88-chart&quot;}\" data-wp-watch--init-render=\"callbacks.watchForRender\" data-wp-watch--sync-navigation=\"callbacks.syncOnNavigation\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.watchForResize\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__text-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:420px;width:100%;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; max-width:420px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Roughly half of U.S. adults \u2013 and a majority of those under 50 \u2013 say they spend too much time on their smartphone<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who say the amount of time they spend on their smartphone is \u2026<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"4dbe97d3-bff7-4148-9429-8f7412cfbf88-chart\"><div class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--placeholder\" style=\"width:420px;min-height:200px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Those who did not answer, including those who do not have a smartphone, are not shown. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted May 26-June 1, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; 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max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4dbe97d3-bff7-4148-9429-8f7412cfbf88-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Roughly half of U.S. adults \u2013 and a majority of those under 50 \u2013 say they spend too much time on their smartphone<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who say the amount of time they spend on their smartphone is \u2026<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 420px !important; margin-bottom: 0; overflow: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile chart-builder-data-table has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\"><colgroup><col\/><col\/><col\/><col\/><col\/><\/colgroup><thead><tr><th><\/th><th>Too much <\/th><th>About the right amount<\/th><th>Too little <\/th><th class=\"is-column-hidden\">Group<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">U.S. adults<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">53<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">36<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">All<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Ages 18-29<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">70<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">20<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">Ages<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">30-49<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">64<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">29<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">2<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">Ages<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">50-64<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">49<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">43<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">Ages<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">65+<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">25<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">54<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">3<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">Ages<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4dbe97d3-bff7-4148-9429-8f7412cfbf88-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Those who did not answer, including those who do not have a smartphone, are not shown. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted May 26-June 1, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:420px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"4dbe97d3-bff7-4148-9429-8f7412cfbf88\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"4dbe97d3-bff7-4148-9429-8f7412cfbf88\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"4dbe97d3-bff7-4148-9429-8f7412cfbf88\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Younger adults stand out for describing their smartphone use as excessive. Seven-in-ten adults under 30 say they spend too much time on it, as do about two-thirds of those ages 30 to 49. Roughly half of those ages 50 to 64 and a quarter of those 65 and older say the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-plus-icon has-border-color has-ui-gray-light-border-color has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background has-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-container-core-details-is-layout-4031d49d wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(0.875em, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 0.009), 0.88em);\"><summary>About this research<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Pew Research Center analysis looks at Americans\u2019 use of and personal experiences with smartphones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"why-did-we-do-this\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center does research to inform the public, journalists and decision-makers. This research builds upon our past work studying <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/topic\/internet-technology\/platforms-services\/mobile\/smartphones\/\">Americans\u2019 use of mobile technology such as smartphones<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/about\/\">Learn more about Pew Research Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"how-did-we-do-this\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We surveyed 9,750 U.S. adults from May 26 to June 1, 2026. Everyone who took part in this survey is a member of the Center\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/the-american-trends-panel\/\">American Trends Panel<\/a>. The survey represents the views of the full U.S. adult population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/SR_26.09.01-phone-screen_questionnaire.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/SR_26.09.01-phone-screen_questionnaire.pdf\">questions used for this analysis<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/SR_26.09.01-phone-screen_topline.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/SR_26.09.01-phone-screen_topline.pdf\">topline<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/SR_26.09.01-phone-screen_methodology.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/SR_26.09.01-phone-screen_methodology.pdf\">survey methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"are-americans-cutting-back-on-their-smartphone-time\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Are Americans cutting back on their smartphone time?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While many Americans feel their phone takes up too much of their time, are they doing anything about it?<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignright wp-block-prc-chart-builder-synced-chart\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:310px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller--freeform wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"ab4cd075-14da-4611-b31a-224b1164bad9\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" 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max-width: 310px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:310px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"ab4cd075-14da-4611-b31a-224b1164bad9\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"ab4cd075-14da-4611-b31a-224b1164bad9\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"ab4cd075-14da-4611-b31a-224b1164bad9\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In our survey, <strong>45% of U.S. adults say they\u2019ve tried to cut back on their smartphone use over the past 12 months.<\/strong> A nearly identical share (46%) says they have not tried to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not surprisingly, those who feel they spend too much time on their smartphone are more likely to say they\u2019ve tried to cut back. Among this group, 62% say this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, wanting to cut back and actually doing it are different things. We also asked those who\u2019ve tried to cut back how successful their efforts were.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among this group, <strong>a quarter say they were extremely or very successful<\/strong> <strong>at cutting back on the time they spend on their smartphone.<\/strong> Another 52% say they were somewhat successful. Roughly a quarter of these Americans (23%) say they were not too or not at all successful at cutting back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adults under 50 are far more likely than older Americans to say they\u2019ve tried to cut back their smartphone use. 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class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Those who did not answer or gave other responses are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted May 26-June 1, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0px; max-width:420px;\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- register a callback on this div to see if the native share is supported -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__overlay\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"share-modal__overlay-6771e3bb-8549-4e95-bf71-d196c928fca3\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- 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In fact, <strong>about one-in-four adults say they\u2019re on their smartphones \u201calmost constantly.\u201d<\/strong> Another 60% say they use their smartphone several times a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adults under 30 are the most likely age group to describe their smartphone use as almost constant, with 42% saying this. Still, a third of adults ages 30 to 49 say they use their smartphones almost constantly, as do 21% of those ages 50 to 64.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A smaller share of adults ages 65 and older report using their smartphone almost constantly (9%).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"aligncenter wp-block-prc-chart-builder-synced-chart\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:310px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"56a4956d-0c11-480a-9b22-52e09f37c3f0\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;56a4956d-0c11-480a-9b22-52e09f37c3f0&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:378222,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/short-reads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/01\\\/about-half-of-americans-say-they-spend-too-much-time-on-their-smartphone\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/younger-adults-are-especially-likely-to-say-they-use-their-smartphone-almost-constantly\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-09-01&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Younger adults are especially likely to say they use their smartphone \\u2018almost constantly\\u2019&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% of U.S. adults who say they use their smartphone ...&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: Those who did not answer, including those who do not have a smartphone, are not shown.&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted May 26-June 1, 2026.&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;PEW RESEARCH CENTER&quot;,&quot;tableData&quot;:{&quot;header&quot;:[&quot;&quot;,&quot;Almost constantly&quot;,&quot;Several times a day&quot;,&quot;About once a day&quot;,&quot;Several times a week or less&quot;],&quot;rows&quot;:[[&quot;U.S. adults&quot;,&quot;26&quot;,&quot;60&quot;,&quot;3&quot;,&quot;2&quot;],[&quot;Ages 18-29&quot;,&quot;42&quot;,&quot;&quot;,&quot;&quot;,&quot;&quot;],[&quot;30-49&quot;,&quot;33&quot;,&quot;&quot;,&quot;&quot;,&quot;&quot;],[&quot;50-64&quot;,&quot;21&quot;,&quot;&quot;,&quot;&quot;,&quot;&quot;],[&quot;65+&quot;,&quot;9&quot;,&quot;&quot;,&quot;&quot;,&quot;&quot;]]},&quot;isFreeformChart&quot;:false}\" data-wp-init--detect-web-share-support=\"callbacks.detectWebShareSupport\" data-wp-init--sync-table-height=\"callbacks.syncTableHeight\" data-wp-init--watch-chart=\"callbacks.watchChart\" data-wp-init--reset-tab-on-navigation=\"callbacks.resetTabOnNavigation\" data-png-url=\"\" data-has-csv=\"true\" data-allow-data-download=\"true\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/09\/01\/about-half-of-americans-say-they-spend-too-much-time-on-their-smartphone\/\" data-chart-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/younger-adults-are-especially-likely-to-say-they-use-their-smartphone-almost-constantly\/\" data-chart-title=\"Younger adults are especially likely to say they use their smartphone \u2018almost constantly\u2019\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-allow-overlay=\"true\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-inner wp-block-prc-chart-builder-chart\" id=\"chart-block-14\" data-wp-key=\"56a4956d-0c11-480a-9b22-52e09f37c3f0-chart\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-prc-chart-id=\"56a4956d-0c11-480a-9b22-52e09f37c3f0-chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;56a4956d-0c11-480a-9b22-52e09f37c3f0-chart&quot;}\" data-wp-watch--init-render=\"callbacks.watchForRender\" data-wp-watch--sync-navigation=\"callbacks.syncOnNavigation\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.watchForResize\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__text-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:310px;width:100%;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; max-width:310px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Younger adults are especially likely to say they use their smartphone \u2018almost constantly\u2019<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who say they use their smartphone &#8230;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"56a4956d-0c11-480a-9b22-52e09f37c3f0-chart\"><div class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--placeholder\" style=\"width:310px;min-height:200px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Those who did not answer, including those who do not have a smartphone, are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted May 26-June 1, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; max-width:310px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<!-- register a callback on this div to see if the native share is supported -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__overlay\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"share-modal__overlay-56a4956d-0c11-480a-9b22-52e09f37c3f0\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- TODO: I would like to be able to use the social share block here. Need to modify it to work with the share modal. -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal\" id=\"share-modal-56a4956d-0c11-480a-9b22-52e09f37c3f0\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"share-modal__title\">Share this chart<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"share-modal__close\" aria-label=\"Close Share Modal\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons dashicons-no-alt\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--twitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on X<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--facebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\" id=\"56a4956d-0c11-480a-9b22-52e09f37c3f0-table\" style=\"max-width:310px;\">\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 310px;\">\n\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;56a4956d-0c11-480a-9b22-52e09f37c3f0-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Younger adults are especially likely to say they use their smartphone \u2018almost constantly\u2019<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who say they use their smartphone &#8230;<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 310px !important; margin-bottom: 0; overflow: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile chart-builder-data-table has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\"><colgroup><col\/><col\/><col\/><col\/><col\/><col\/><\/colgroup><thead><tr><th><\/th><th class=\"is-column-hidden\">Group<\/th><th>Almost constantly<\/th><th>Several times a day<\/th><th>About once a day<\/th><th>Several times a week or less<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">U.S. adults<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">group1<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">26<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">60<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">3<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"5\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Ages 18-29<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">group2<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">42<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"5\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">30-49<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">group2<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">33<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"5\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">50-64<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">group2<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">21<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"5\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">65+<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">group2<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">9<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"5\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;56a4956d-0c11-480a-9b22-52e09f37c3f0-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Those who did not answer, including those who do not have a smartphone, are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted May 26-June 1, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 310px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:310px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"56a4956d-0c11-480a-9b22-52e09f37c3f0\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"56a4956d-0c11-480a-9b22-52e09f37c3f0\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"56a4956d-0c11-480a-9b22-52e09f37c3f0\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 id=\"what-impact-do-smartphones-have-on-americans-lives\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What impact do smartphones have on Americans\u2019 lives?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans see both benefits and downsides when asked about the impact that smartphones have on people\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignright wp-block-prc-chart-builder-synced-chart\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:420px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"3b16db5a-a8be-4d46-9229-435f8a32bf95\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;3b16db5a-a8be-4d46-9229-435f8a32bf95&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:378222,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/short-reads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/01\\\/about-half-of-americans-say-they-spend-too-much-time-on-their-smartphone\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/americans-see-their-smartphone-as-helpful-for-staying-informed-connected-some-say-it-hurts-their-sleep\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-09-01&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Americans see their smartphone as helpful for staying informed, connected; some say it hurts their sleep&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% of U.S. adults who say using their smartphone __ each of the following a lot or a little&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: Those who did not answer, including those who do not have a smartphone, are not shown. &quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted May 26-June 1, 2026.&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;PEW RESEARCH CENTER&quot;,&quot;tableData&quot;:{&quot;header&quot;:[&quot;&quot;,&quot;Helps&quot;,&quot;Hurts&quot;,&quot;Neither helps nor hurts&quot;],&quot;rows&quot;:[[&quot;How informed they are&quot;,&quot;73&quot;,&quot;3&quot;,&quot;15&quot;],[&quot;How connected they feel to others&quot;,&quot;51&quot;,&quot;12&quot;,&quot;29&quot;],[&quot;How productive they are&quot;,&quot;30&quot;,&quot;34&quot;,&quot;27&quot;],[&quot;Their mood&quot;,&quot;18&quot;,&quot;22&quot;,&quot;51&quot;],[&quot;How much sleep they get&quot;,&quot;5&quot;,&quot;41&quot;,&quot;46&quot;]],&quot;footer&quot;:[]},&quot;isFreeformChart&quot;:false}\" data-wp-init--detect-web-share-support=\"callbacks.detectWebShareSupport\" data-wp-init--sync-table-height=\"callbacks.syncTableHeight\" data-wp-init--watch-chart=\"callbacks.watchChart\" data-wp-init--reset-tab-on-navigation=\"callbacks.resetTabOnNavigation\" data-png-url=\"\" data-has-csv=\"true\" data-allow-data-download=\"true\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/09\/01\/about-half-of-americans-say-they-spend-too-much-time-on-their-smartphone\/\" data-chart-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/americans-see-their-smartphone-as-helpful-for-staying-informed-connected-some-say-it-hurts-their-sleep\/\" data-chart-title=\"Americans see their smartphone as helpful for staying informed, connected; 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some say it hurts their sleep<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who say using their smartphone __ each of the following a lot or a little<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"3b16db5a-a8be-4d46-9229-435f8a32bf95-chart\"><div class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--placeholder\" style=\"width:420px;min-height:200px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Those who did not answer, including those who do not have a smartphone, are not shown. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted May 26-June 1, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; max-width:420px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<!-- register a callback on this div to see if the native share is supported -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__overlay\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"share-modal__overlay-3b16db5a-a8be-4d46-9229-435f8a32bf95\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- TODO: I would like to be able to use the social share block here. Need to modify it to work with the share modal. -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal\" id=\"share-modal-3b16db5a-a8be-4d46-9229-435f8a32bf95\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"share-modal__title\">Share this chart<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"share-modal__close\" aria-label=\"Close Share Modal\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons dashicons-no-alt\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--twitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on X<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--facebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\" id=\"3b16db5a-a8be-4d46-9229-435f8a32bf95-table\" style=\"max-width:420px;\">\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;3b16db5a-a8be-4d46-9229-435f8a32bf95-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Americans see their smartphone as helpful for staying informed, connected; some say it hurts their sleep<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who say using their smartphone __ each of the following a lot or a little<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 420px !important; margin-bottom: 0; overflow: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile chart-builder-data-table has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\"><colgroup><col\/><col\/><col\/><col\/><\/colgroup><thead><tr><th><\/th><th>Helps<\/th><th>Hurts<\/th><th>Neither helps nor hurts<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">How informed they are<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">73<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">3<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">15<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">How connected they feel to others<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">51<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">12<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">29<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">How productive they are<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">30<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">34<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">27<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Their mood<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">18<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">22<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">51<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">How much sleep they get<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">5<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">41<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">46<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;3b16db5a-a8be-4d46-9229-435f8a32bf95-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Those who did not answer, including those who do not have a smartphone, are not shown. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted May 26-June 1, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:420px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"3b16db5a-a8be-4d46-9229-435f8a32bf95\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"3b16db5a-a8be-4d46-9229-435f8a32bf95\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"3b16db5a-a8be-4d46-9229-435f8a32bf95\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On one hand, <strong>people widely see smartphones as helping them stay informed and connected.<\/strong> Roughly three-in-four adults say their smartphone helps them stay informed, and about half say it helps them feel connected to others. Far fewer say these devices <em>hurt<\/em> these aspects of their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Views are more mixed when it comes to productivity. Relatively similar shares say their smartphones help, hurt or have no impact on their productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans are also about equally likely to say smartphones help and hurt their mood. But the largest share of adults \u2013 about half \u2013 say phones neither help nor hurt this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sleep stands out as the clearest perceived downside of smartphones that we asked about.<\/strong> Much larger shares say their smartphones <em>hurt<\/em> than <em>help<\/em> the amount of sleep they get (41% vs. 5%). Still, nearly half say their phone has no impact on their sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Age is again a big factor in Americans\u2019 views on these questions.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignright wp-block-prc-chart-builder-synced-chart\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:420px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"58ddf369-7936-4ba4-9f04-176fcb1a568d\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;58ddf369-7936-4ba4-9f04-176fcb1a568d&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:378222,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/short-reads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/01\\\/about-half-of-americans-say-they-spend-too-much-time-on-their-smartphone\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/a-majority-of-adults-under-30-say-their-smartphone-use-takes-a-toll-on-their-sleep\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-09-01&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A majority of adults under 30 say their smartphone use takes a toll on their sleep&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% of U.S. adults who say using their smartphone &lt;strong&gt;hurts&lt;\\\/strong&gt; 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max-width:420px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">A majority of adults under 30 say their smartphone use takes a toll on their sleep<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who say using their smartphone <strong>hurts<\/strong> each of the following a lot or a little<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"58ddf369-7936-4ba4-9f04-176fcb1a568d-chart\"><div class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--placeholder\" style=\"width:420px;min-height:200px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Those who did not answer, including those who do not have a smartphone, or gave other responses are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted May 26-June 1, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; 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max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;58ddf369-7936-4ba4-9f04-176fcb1a568d-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">A majority of adults under 30 say their smartphone use takes a toll on their sleep<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who say using their smartphone <strong>hurts<\/strong> each of the following a lot or a little<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 420px !important; margin-bottom: 0; overflow: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile chart-builder-data-table has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\"><colgroup><col\/><col\/><col\/><col\/><col\/><\/colgroup><thead><tr><th><\/th><th>Ages 65+<\/th><th>50-64<\/th><th>30-49<\/th><th>18-29<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">How much sleep they get<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">14<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">36<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">52<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">62<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">How productive they are<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">15<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">28<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">43<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">49<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Their mood<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">8<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">18<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">29<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">31<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">How connected they feel to others<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">5<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">10<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">16<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">15<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">How informed they are<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">1<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">3<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">4<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">3<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;58ddf369-7936-4ba4-9f04-176fcb1a568d-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Those who did not answer, including those who do not have a smartphone, or gave other responses are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted May 26-June 1, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:420px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"58ddf369-7936-4ba4-9f04-176fcb1a568d\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"58ddf369-7936-4ba4-9f04-176fcb1a568d\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"58ddf369-7936-4ba4-9f04-176fcb1a568d\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Adults under 30 are the only age group in which a majority (62%) say smartphones hurt their sleep.<\/strong> Still, about half of those ages 30 to 49 also say this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Views on smartphones\u2019 effect on productivity follow a similar age pattern. Adults under 30 are again the most likely to say their smartphone hurts how productive they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Age differences are more modest on other questions. However,\u00a0adults under 50 are more likely than those 50 and older to say their smartphone hurts their mood.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Note: Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/SR_26.09.01-phone-screen_questionnaire.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/SR_26.09.01-phone-screen_questionnaire.pdf\">questions used for this analysis<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/SR_26.09.01-phone-screen_topline.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/SR_26.09.01-phone-screen_topline.pdf\">topline<\/a> and the <a 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