Communications regulator Ofcom has said that adults in the UK spend more time on media devices, compared to an average night’s sleep. The found that the average time spent on a device was eight hours and 41 minutes, whilst the average night’s sleep was eight hours and 21 minutes.
Ofcom also found that almost four hours a day are spent watching TV in the survey of 2,800 adults and children.
Younger people were found to have a much more advanced understanding of technology, with results showing that six-year-olds shared the same level of knowledge as an average 45-year-old.
The results also indicate that multi-tasking is more likely for technology users between the age of 16-24, with them able to squeeze over 14 hours worth of media activity in over 9 hours.
Unsurprisingly daily TV viewing has dropped below four hours, which is for the first time since 2010. According to the poll, around 80% of TV viewing is done whilst using another device.