According to an August 2018 report that analyzes mobile unlocking behaviors, Gen Z smartphone users in the United States unlock their devices on average 79 times daily. Millennials ranked second, averaging 63 unlocks a day, while the Silent Generation had the lowest number of daily unlocks at 18 times per day.
Average unlocks per day among smartphone users in the United States as of August 2018, by generation
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Verto Analytics. (April 24, 2019). Average unlocks per day among smartphone users in the United States as of August 2018, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050339/average-unlocks-per-day-us-smartphone-users/
Verto Analytics. "Average unlocks per day among smartphone users in the United States as of August 2018, by generation." Chart. April 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050339/average-unlocks-per-day-us-smartphone-users/
Verto Analytics. (2019). Average unlocks per day among smartphone users in the United States as of August 2018, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050339/average-unlocks-per-day-us-smartphone-users/
Verto Analytics. "Average Unlocks per Day among Smartphone Users in The United States as of August 2018, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050339/average-unlocks-per-day-us-smartphone-users/
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Average unlocks per day among smartphone users in the United States as of August 2018, by generation [Graph], Verto Analytics, April 24, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050339/average-unlocks-per-day-us-smartphone-users/