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Poll: On average, how many hours do you spend on your phone each day?
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Lieven Malaise
Lieven Malaise  Identity Verified
Belgium
Local time: 03:03
Member (2020)
French to Dutch
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Several hours Apr 1, 2025

Professionally my telephone use has become inexistant. E-mail is king (a minimum of time loss and every agreement is automatically in writing).

Privately I use my smarpthone for social media use (mainly to follow people or pages I believe are interesting), reading the news and watching Netflix during household chores like folding laundry and ironing.

Charlotte Spinetta
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 02:03
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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Less than 1 hour Apr 1, 2025

I only use my phone for texting and calls. So, it’s extremely variable, but I’d say I use it for around one hour max per day.

Maria Laura Curzi
Philip Lees
WolfgangS
Christel Zipfel
 
Sandra Boca
Sandra Boca
Italy
Local time: 03:03
Member (2024)
English to Italian
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A lot! Apr 1, 2025

I spend a lot of time on my phone, mostly to be active on my professional social media profiles. It's an important part of my marketing strategy (and also a great tool for networking).

Charlotte Spinetta
 
Oscar Núñez Alfaro
Oscar Núñez Alfaro  Identity Verified
Costa Rica
Local time: 20:03
Member (Oct 2026)
English to Spanish
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I use my phone for 2-4 hours in average. Apr 1, 2025

I use my social media for an hour and half for having fun, but when I need to share my content, I spend 2–3 hours. I also use WhatsApp for responding to messages and callings, and that would take like a 0-1 hour.

Charlotte Spinetta
 
Oscar Núñez Alfaro
Oscar Núñez Alfaro  Identity Verified
Costa Rica
Local time: 20:03
Member (Oct 2026)
English to Spanish
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I use my phone for 2 hours in average. Apr 1, 2025

I use my social media for an hour and half for having fun, but when I need to share my content, I spend 2–3 hours. I also use WhatsApp for responding to messages and callings, and that would take like a 0-1 hour.
 


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