Doomscrolling: is it really worth five years of your one wild and precious life?

The Guardian UK Wednesday 03 June 2026, 14:54 UTC By Guardian Staff 1 min read

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A new survey reveals the average person in Britain will spend 41,000 hours flicking idly between news apps and social media – and, in all likelihood, getting increasingly miserableName: Doomscrolling. The term first emerged in 2018, but took off in 2020 (when the doom got especially heavy).

A new survey reveals the average person in Britain will spend 41,000 hours flicking idly between news apps and social media – and, in all likelihood, getting increasingly miserable

Name: Doomscrolling.

Age: The term first emerged in 2018, but took off in 2020 (when the doom got especially heavy).

Britain (LOCATION) Doomscrolling (PERSON)

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