Most (83%) of Polish children aged 1 to 17 use devices such as smartphones, tablets, or computers. Close to two-fifths of children under 5 years old (38%) are users, over eight in ten aged 5 to 7 (84%), and nearly all older children and teenagers (8-11 years old – 96%, 12-17 years old – 99%).

Use of devices such as smartphones, tablets, computers by children aged 1 to 17

The average daily time spent using these devices for them is 2 hours. The older the children, the longer this time tends to be. The youngest children, under 5 years old, use these devices for less than an hour a day. For children aged 5 to 7, this is 1 hour, while for those aged 8 to 11, it is generally 2 hours a day. Among teenagers aged 12 to 17, it is at least 3 hours, with the three oldest age groups averaging 4 hours.