- We now spend an average of a day a week online.
    - The average user logs 2.15 hours a day on social media alone and checks their smartphone every 12 minutes.
    - A 2016 study estimates that we tap, swipe and click on our devices 2,617 times each day.
    - 34% of people have checked Facebook in the last ten minutes.
    - Two in five adults (40%) first look at their phone within five minutes of waking up, rising to 65% of those aged under 35.
    - 62% of polled UK adults say they ‘hate’ how much time they spend on their phone.
    - A study found that just seeing the Facebook logo can spark cravings that are difficult to ignore.
    - 46% of Americans say they could not live without their mobile phones.
    - 69% of UK children say their parents spend too much time on their mobile device at home.
    - UK adults spend an average of 8 hours 41 minutes a day on screens (more time than they are asleep).

    - UK children spend 6 1/2 hours a day on screens.
    - Almost half of 18-34 year olds said their social media feeds made them feel unattractive.
    - A study by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that heavy social media users were twice as likely to report experiencing social isolation.
    - In 2017, Instagram was rated as the worst social media platform for its impact on the mental health of young people.
    - There is a strong link between heavy internet use and depression, with heavy users 5x more likely to suffer from depression than non-heavy users.
    - 52% of school-age students said social media makes them feel less confident about their appearance and how interesting their life is.
    - Scientists have also found a link between heavy Facebook use and depressive symptoms, including low self-esteem.
    - A study has shown that as mobile phone use increases, so does anxiety.
    - Staying off all social media for a week has been shown in a study to increase happiness.
    - Teens deemed addicted to their smartphones recorded significantly higher scores in depression, anxiety, impulsive behavior and insomnia.
    - New research by Nottingham Trent University finds that a third of the smartphone notifications we receive worsen our mood.