Teen screen time: This is how much time teens spend in front of screens

Children and teenagers are spending more time watching television, mobile phones and playing games. Minute-by-minute data provides insight into your media behavior – and how it is changing.

November 11, 2025, 05:22

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Children aged ten to 18 spend more than 200 minutes a day in front of a screen, with television and streaming dominating, especially in the evenings. The use of smartphones, tablets and consoles increases sharply after school or work, with boys spending more time in front of screens than girls. Surprisingly, the data shows that while social media is important, television and video games make up the largest part of daily life. Time use surveys conducted by the Federal Statistical Office provide insight into media use behavior among young people and show that screens have become a permanent part of many young people’s lives.

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On average, children aged ten to 18 spend more than 200 minutes a day on screen. Nearly half of teenagers sit in front of a screen late at night. This is shown by data from the Federal Statistical Office evaluated by ZEIT.

Even though social media is used most of the day, it dominates at night TV or Flow. It’s obvious: a short screen break for dinner at 6 p.m.