Teens' screen time doubled to 8 hours a day during the pandemic — not counting schoolwork

Before the pandemic, teens spent just under four hours per day using screens. At the height of pandemic lockdowns, that shot up to nearly eight hours a day on top of remote schooling time. And, as things began reopening, that number is not going down.

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