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With people worldwide spending over six hours of their day on mobile devices, South Africans were found to spend most of their awake time glued to their screens - more than any other nation in the world.

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On average, the report said that South Africans spend 58.2% of their day in front of screens, including computers and mobile devices, than any other nation. More than half of the South African population is active online due to the growing internet usage in the country.A total of nine hours 38 minutes daily on their screens on average;Three hours 44 minutes on social media; andThe opposite is true for Japanese residents. The report found that 4.9% of people from Japan spend about a fraction of their day glued to social media platforms.

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