4. The Impact Smartphones Have on Wellness

Get global insight on the use of smartphones and the influence it has on personal stress, as well as the impact smartphone usage has on children.

Women report to spending 12% more time on their smartphones than men do daily.

Globally, men report to spending on average 4.4 hours on their smartphone a day versus the 4.95 hours reported by women.Boomers, globally, report to spending more than 3 hours per day less on their smartphone than Gen-Z.

63% of Millennials report feeling a stress level of 6+ on a scale of 1 to 10 when they can't find their smartphone.

Millennials report to feeling to most stress when they can't find their smartphone, but Gen-Z is not far behind. On a scale of 1-10, with 1 being the least stressed, Boomers feel the least amount of worry. Only 34% report a stress level of 6+ and 22% report level 1.

20% of people say the first thing they do with their smartphone every day is check their personal email.

For those under 40 years of age, "open an social media app" is the most popular "first of the day" activity to do with a smartphone. For those 40 and over, "check personal email" is.

17% of people say the first thing they do with their smartphone every day is open a social media app.

Overwhelmingly, parents feel smartphone usage has a negative impact on their children's wellbeing. 70%+ feel so for ages 0-17.

Whether it's their own smartphone usage, or use by children, parents feel smartphones have a negative influence on the emotional wellness of their children aged 0-21.