According to a survey of parents in the United States conducted in September 2022, besides time granted for homework and educational purposes, 38 percent of respondents reported allowing their children to use digital devices between one or two hours per day. In comparison, 30 percent of respondents reporting to allow their children between three and four hours of screen time per day, while eight percent of respondents reported allowing their children over six hours of daily screen time.
Daily screen time allowed by parents in the United States as of September 2022
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Statistics on Mobile app usage of children in the United States
Overview
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- Basic Statistic U.S. parents estimation of kids online activities 2022
- Premium Statistic Hours of screen time allowed for children in the U.S. 2021-2022
- Premium Statistic Hours of screen time allowed for children in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Daily entertainment screen time among children in the U.S. in 2021, by activity
- Premium Statistic Daily entertainment screen time by children and teens in the U.S. 2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Parental concerns over children device usage U.S. and UK 2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. children using selected devices 2020-2021
Device ownership and usage
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- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. children with an electronic device in their home 2019-2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. children with a personal electronic device 2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. children owning a smartphone 2015-2021, by age
- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. children with an electronic device 2021, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. children owning an electronic device 2021, by family income
Engagement and activities
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- Basic Statistic App usage by U.S. children 2021, by age group
- Premium Statistic U.S. parents on time spent by children on smartphones 2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. children daily time on video apps 2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. children daily time on learning apps 2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. children daily time spent on select social media apps 2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. children daily time on communication apps 2022
- Premium Statistic Average daily time spent on video games in the U.S. 2021, by platform
- Basic Statistic U.S. children daily time on gaming apps 2019-2022
Leading apps for children
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- Premium Statistic Leading video apps used by children in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Leading social media apps used by children in the U.S. 2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. children social media platforms usage 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Leading communication apps used by children in the U.S. 2022
- Basic Statistic Most popular learning apps in the U.S. 2022, by downloads
- Premium Statistic Leading gaming apps used by children in the U.S. 2022
- Basic Statistic Most popular children gaming apps in the U.S. 2022, by downloads
App transparency and data protection
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- Premium Statistic Countries of registration for mobile apps directed to children 2022
- Premium Statistic Ad spend per application for children vs. non-children mobile apps 2022
- Basic Statistic Children apps treatment of personal data 2022, by app store
- Basic Statistic User data collection in select mobile iOS apps for kids worldwide 2021, by type
- Basic Statistic Most tracked iOS apps used by children 2022, by number of data segments
- Premium Statistic COPPA violations found in children apps in the Google Play Store 2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. children apps on the Google Play Store collecting PI 2021
Spotlight: Parental controls
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- Basic Statistic U.S. parents limiting their children's screen time 2021
- Premium Statistic Ways for U.S. parents to limit screen time of their children 2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. parents monitoring their children digital device and internet usage 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Age U.S. parents think they can stop monitoring kids tech usage 2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. parents limiting screen time of their children 2022, by activity
- Basic Statistic Parents in selected countries who block WhatsApp on their children phones 2021
- Premium Statistic Parenting apps available on the Google Play Store 2017-2022
- Premium Statistic Kids and family apps available on the Microsoft Store 2017-2022
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- U.S. parents limiting screen time of their children 2022, by activity
- Ways for U.S. parents to limit screen time of their children 2022
- Hours of screen time allowed for children in the U.S. 2022
- Hours of screen time allowed for children in the U.S. 2022, by employment situation
- Hours of screen time allowed for children in the U.S. 2022, by employment
- Average time spent with media per day in Japan Q3 2022
- U.S. children using selected devices 2020-2021
- Daily time spent online via mobile for users worldwide 2021, by region
- Leading mobile apps in the UK 2022, by average time spent
- Weekly screen time of French children and teens 2022, by media
- Daily screen time outside of homework of children in the U.S. 2021
- Changes in parental attitudes to limiting screen time during pandemic U.S. 2021
- Proportion of time spent online Australia 2020, by device
- Daily time spent online by users worldwide 2022, by region
- Average time spent daily using mobile internet APAC 2022, by country
- Daily time spent with selected media among adults in Canada 2022
- Time spent with selected media in Latin America H1 2022, by medium
- Time spent with digital media in the U.S. 2011-2024
- Daily time spent using selected media in Norway 2021
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CivicScience. (September 27, 2022). Daily screen time allowed by parents in the United States as of September 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341244/hours-screen-time-allowed-us-children/
CivicScience. "Daily screen time allowed by parents in the United States as of September 2022." Chart. September 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341244/hours-screen-time-allowed-us-children/
CivicScience. (2022). Daily screen time allowed by parents in the United States as of September 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341244/hours-screen-time-allowed-us-children/
CivicScience. "Daily Screen Time Allowed by Parents in The United States as of September 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341244/hours-screen-time-allowed-us-children/
CivicScience, Daily screen time allowed by parents in the United States as of September 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341244/hours-screen-time-allowed-us-children/ (last visited March 24, 2023)
Daily screen time allowed by parents in the United States as of September 2022 [Graph], CivicScience, September 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341244/hours-screen-time-allowed-us-children/