Teenagers are sleeping less than the recommended 8–10 hours per night
Teenagers are sleeping less than the recommended 8–10 hours per night
In The UK
Children aged 8–14 spend
about 3 hours a day online
on phones, tablets,
or computers
Children aged 8–14 spend
about 3 hours a day online
on phones, tablets,
or computers
Children aged 8–14 spend
about 3 hours a day
online on phones,
tablets, or computers
Teens aged 13–14 spend
around 2 hours a day on
Snapchat, and 10–12
year-olds about
1 hour 18 minutes
Teens aged 13–14 spend
around 2 hours a day on
Snapchat, and 10–12
year-olds about
1 hour 18 minutes
Teens aged 13–14 spend
around 2 hours a day on
Snapchat, and 10–12
year-olds about
1 hour 18 minutes
The average person in the UK
spends over 5 hours
a day on their phone,
about a quarter of
waking hours
The average person in the
UK spends over 5 hours
a day on their phone,
about a quarter of
waking hours
The average person in
the UK spends over 5
hours a day on their
phone, about a quarter
of waking hours
Blue light from phones and laptops can stop your brain from releasing melatonin, the hormone that helps you fall asleep.
Blue light from phones and laptops can stop your brain from releasing melatonin, the hormone that helps you fall asleep.
Interactive activities like gaming or chatting make your brain more alert and delay sleep.
Interactive activities like gaming or chatting make your brain more alert and delay sleep.
Time displacement: staying on your phone late = getting less sleep overall.
Time displacement: staying on your phone late = getting less sleep overall.
Trend Report
Screen time for UK children aged 5–15 rose from 9 hours/week (2009) to 15 hours/week (2018).
Screen time for UK children aged 5–15 rose from 9 hours/week (2009) to 15 hours/week
(2018).
Screen time for UK children aged 5–15 rose from 9 hours/week (2009) to 15 hours/week
(2018).
Each additional hour of screen time was linked to a 63% increase
in insomnia
risk, and 24
minutes less
sleep.
Each additional hour of screen time was linked to a 63% increase
in insomnia
risk, and 24
minutes less
sleep.
Between 2020 and 2022, UK children’s screen time
increased by 52%, partly due to
the pandemic.
Between 2020 and 2022, UK children’s screen time
increased by 52%, partly due to the pandemic.
Visit the official NHS website for more information
Visit the official NHS
website for more
information