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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney

Adults in Great Britain now spending more time on mobiles than watching TV

Friends using mobile phone during a tennis match on the TV.
Mobile phone use has almost tripled to three hours and 21 minutes a day, while set viewing has remained relatively stable. Photograph: LeoPatrizi/Getty Images

The amount of time adults in Great Britain spend using their mobile phones has finally overtaken that spent watching TV, according to a report that calculates the daily average for watching all types of screen is now almost 7.5 hours.

For the first time a typical person aged 15 or over spends longer each day on their mobile (three hours and 21 minutes) than on watching a traditional set (three hours and 16 minutes), the annual TouchPoints survey found.

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