In a new survey, 77% of people say digital clutter negatively impacts their life. The survey found that the average American has the following:
1,044 unread emails.
12 unread text messages.
17 unread social media notifications.
11 unread app messages.
15 open browser tabs.
9 unused smartphone apps.
And 2 pending software updates.
And to be clear, that’s UNREAD emails and text messages . . . not UNANSWERED.
Not everyone can handle leaving something unseen. 63% of people say they currently have ZERO unread texts . . . and 54% say they have no unread social media notifications.
Email is harder. 32% of people claim they have zero unread emails.
Here are a few more stats: 77% of people feel digital clutter negatively impacts their life . . . 50% say they get frustrated because digital clutter makes it difficult to find apps and files they need . . .
And 31% of people have paid to upgrade a device to one with more storage because of digital clutter.
