average time teens are on their phone
It shouldnât be a surprise to learn theyâre texting, talking and gaming. What may be surprising is just how much. A recent Harris Interactive study shows teenagers average 2.2 hours a day on their cell phones. Broken down by the sexes, boys average 1.8 hours and girls average 2.6 hrs per day. Another study by Nielsen shows the average teenager sends 3,417 texts per month. That equates to over 110 per day! Teens talk another 523 minutes a month (8.75 hrs). The rest of their time is spent downloading and playing games, streaming music or surfing the internet.
Earlier this year an AOL survey said that U.S. teens spend an average of 12 hours a week online. The AOL study also found that nearly 81 percent of teens age 12 to 17 use the Internet for e- mail and almost 70 percent use instant messaging when theyâre online.