70 percent of people say they spend too much time on their devices, with 43 percent admitting to using their phones during meals.
The survey of 1,000 people in Ireland was carried out as part of Deloitte’s Digital Consumer Trends report.
74 percent of adults use their phones as soon as they wake up while 54 percent say they tend to stay awake later than planned because of their devices.
34 percent check their phone at least 50 times a day and 15 percent do so more than 100 times.
73 percent of those aged between 18-24 and 60 percent of those aged 25-34 years admit it delays their bedtime.
42 percent of those surveyed own a Samsung, the most popular mobile phone brand, up from 38 percent in 2023, while 38 percent own an Apple phone.
71 percent of respondents said they were exposed to online information designed to deliberately mislead.
53 percent said they had more regularly found material online that was subsequently proven to be fake, up 46vfrom percent in 2023.
Television remains the most popular choice for news consumption in Ireland with 57 per cent preferring it for updates.
The most popular method of staying up to date for the 18-24 (67 percent) and 25-34 (57 percent) age group is social media.
40 percent say they like to get their news from the radio, 39 percent use news websites or apps, and 38 percent use social media.
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