Plugged in: Americans spend an average of 5.4 HOURS a day on their phones

Plugged in: Americans spend an average of 5.4 HOURS a day on their phones - and both Millennials and Baby Boomers spend most of their time on Facebook and Instagram Millennials spend an average of 5.7 hours a day on their phones and other devices, compared to 5 hours a day spent by Baby Boomers, a new survey says Both generations spend the biggest share of time on Facebook and Instagram Millennials actually spend more time texting (48 minutes) and talking (41 minutes) on their phones than Boomers (30 and 24 minutes, respectively)

By Valerie Bauman Social Affairs Reporter For Dailymail.com

Published: 15:14 BST, 2 April 2019 | Updated: 03:17 BST, 3 April 2019

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Americans spend an average of 5.4 hours a day staring at phones, tablets and computers – and Millennials are the most preoccupied with their mobile devices.

People age 23-38 average 5.7 hours of screen time a day, compared to 5 hours a day spent by Baby Boomers, according to a survey of 2,000 people in both age groups by Provision Living, a chain of assisted living facilities.

Both generations spend the most time on Facebook and Instagram, with Baby Boomers averaging 60 minutes a day on the former and 44 minutes a day on the latter.

By comparison, Millennials spend an average of 69 minutes a day on Facebook and 52 minutes on Instagram.

This chart breaks out the average amount of time (in minutes)

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