Doomscrolling Time & Cost Calculator
We've all seen the 'your screen time this week' notification and winced. This calculator turns your daily scrolling minutes into hours lost per year, days lost over a lifetime, and a rough dollar cost based on your hourly wage.
About this calculator
Find out how many hours, days, and dollars your daily phone scrolling habit adds up to over a month, year, and lifetime — a shareable wake-up-call calculator.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is 'cost' calculated for scrolling time?
We multiply the hours spent scrolling by your hourly wage as a proxy for the opportunity cost of that time, similar to a 'time is money' estimate.
Is this meant to be exact?
No — it's a fun, illustrative estimate to help visualize how small daily habits add up over months, years, and a lifetime. It's for entertainment and self-reflection, not a precise financial figure.
Where does the daily minutes number come from?
Most phones show a weekly screen time average in Settings; divide that by 7 to get a daily minutes estimate to plug in here.