This alarming fact could finally put an end to your social media scrolling

Gen Z spend around 47 days a year on social media (Picture: Shutterstock / Face Stock)

Sending a Snap at your desk, a TikTok scroll on the commute, or browsing Instagram before you fall asleep.

Whether we like it or not, social media punctuates our every day lives — and those minutes can quickly add up.

New research has revealed that over the course of one year, UK adults spend almost 36 days scrolling, posting, messaging and sharing online.

It suddenly makes sense why we’re always rushing everywhere. Less time on our devices could literally free up more than an entire month.

Plus, that figure is based on an average time spent per day on social media at 2 hours and 21 minutes — but be honest, isn’t yours much higher?

And for Gen Z (that’s young adults ...