About the Screen Time Calculator
Daily screen time projected over a year, and what you could do with it instead.
Also known as: phone usage calculator, daily screen time, digital detox calculator, social media time.
How to use this calculator
- Enter phone per day, tv and streaming per day, leisure computer time per day, reduction target.
- The result updates instantly as you type — press Calculate (or Enter) at any time.
- Review the breakdown shown under the main result.
- Use Copy result or Share to save the answer or send a link with your inputs.
Formula
yearly hours = daily hours × 365
Worked example
Using the values pre-filled in the calculator above:
- Phone per day = 3.5 hours
- TV and streaming per day = 2 hours
- Leisure computer time per day = 1 hours
- Reduction target = 30 %
the calculator returns:
- Daily screen time: 6.5 hours
- Per week: 45.5 hours
- Per year: 2,373 hours
- Days per year: 98.9