Statistics show that smartphone users pick up their phone an average of 27 times a day, ranging from 14 to 150 times per day depending on the study, the population, and the number of years that someone has owned the smartphone—those who have owned a smartphone longer check it far more often than those who have recently obtained a phone. Often there is no good reason for them to do so; 42 percent check their phone when they have time to kill (which rises to 55 percent of young adults), while only 23 percent claim to do so when there is something specific they need to do.10
