People spend a third of their waking day staring at their phones, report finds

Are you worried that you're spending too much time staring?

Apparently you are not alone. App Annie's State of Mobile 2022 report shows that people in the world's top 10 mobile markets spent over five hours on apps in 2011. It's roughly a third of our waking hours.

The US came in 10th with 4.2 hours per day, an hour more than Americans spend watching TV, while the UK came in 12th with four hours per day.

Since the beginning of the year, usage has increased 30 percent.

People are happy to part with a bit of cash on their apps. App store spend across all platforms grew by 19 percent year on year, with $320,000 being spent per minute in 2021, and a total spend of $170 billion.

In terms of which apps people were spending their time on, seven out of 10 minutes were spent on social, photo, and video apps like last year, so no surprises there.

App Annie's report is based on their App Annie Intelligence product, which provides estimates of mobile app downloads and revenue. The report's methodology can be found here, but we will update this article if we hear back from Mashable.

If you're worried you're spending too much time doom scrolling, you can read some tips here to break the habit. It's worth noting that some apps have features that allow you to limit your screen time if you're worried about spending too much time on certain apps.