Verified Confidence: medium
Primary source found; it says the same thing, the scope matches, and it is reasonably current.
Safe rephrasing
A Reviews.org survey of ~1,000 US adults in late 2025 found people estimate checking their phones about 186 times a day; it is self-reported and other studies differ widely.
What the source says
Americans check their phones 186 times a day ... Reviews.org surveyed approximately 1,000 US adults ages 18 and older through an online Pollfish survey conducted in Q4 2025.
Reviews.org — Americans check their phones 186 times a day (Jan. 1, 2026)
- Commonly cited as
- "People check their phones nearly 200 times a day"
- True origin
- Reviews.org — Americans check their phones 186 times a day (Jan. 1, 2026)
- Type
- Stat check: A widely repeated statistic traced back to its origin.
- Year
- 2026
- Data as of
- Survey Q4 2025
- Last checked
- Method & sample
- Online Pollfish survey of ~1,000 US adults, Q4 2025, weighted; self-reported. Nearly 46% consider themselves 'addicted'.
- Drift between quote and source
- Self-reported estimate, not device-measured
- Other studies (Asurion 2019: 96; Asurion 2022: 352) differ widely
- Interest
- Reviews.org earns affiliate fees on phone plans.