Screen-time research

# Screen-time data reports

Original analysis of screen time, phone use, and behaviour. Free for editorial use with attribution to ScreenFine. Updated annually.

[Report · 2026-05-08 ## Screen Time Cost Index 2026 What it would cost the average American (and every generation, every state, every demographic) to pay ScreenFine for their current phone-use habits. The math, the methodology, and an interactive calculator. $1,825 / yr avg American at ScreenFine's rate (capped)](/data/screen-time-cost-index-2026/)[Report · 2026-05-10 ## Phone Pickup Cost Index 2026 The hidden cost of every notification check, every quick glance. 186 daily pickups times a 23-minute refocus cost equals 4.3 hours of lost focused work, every day. 4.3 hrs / day lost focused work, average US knowledge worker](/data/phone-pickup-cost-2026/)

## About the data series

ScreenFine publishes original analysis on screen time, phone addiction, and behavioural economics. Each report is grounded in published research and (where applicable) anonymised data from the ScreenFine app's opted-in user base.

All reports are free for editorial use with attribution. Methodology is published alongside every headline number. If you are writing about screen time and want the underlying calculations, custom demographic cuts, or pre-publication access to embargoed data, email [help​@​screenfine​.​info](#).

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