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Here are some the of strangest ways millennials use technology

Jul 26, 2021, 12:47 IST

63% of Twitter and Facebook users get their news from those social media platforms, rather than traditional media sources, like television or newspapers.

Millennials tend to opt out of cable television services. A study found 26% of millennials have never had pay-TV services, but more than 70% take advantage of streaming services like Netflix and Hulu.

Think twice before calling up a millennial—the age group cited text messaging as their preferred mode of communication over phone calls. From 2008 to 2010, millennials' average phone call time dropped by around 1,200 minutes. At the same time, text messages sent doubled from 600 to over 1,400 texts each month.

Gen Y-ers like getting intimate with their cell phones. 83% of the demographic admitted to sleeping with their devices near or next to them in bed.

If you ever get bored while you're going to the bathroom, make like a millennial and take your phone with you. A study found that 32% of millennials on the younger end of the age group check social media from the toilet.

31% of smartphone-owning millennials say they use their phones during 50% or more of an event they're attending.

Less than 15% of the same demographic say they never pull out their phones during a concert, show, or other live event.

55% of Millennials have taken selfie and posted it social media site while overall, only 26% of Americans have shared selfies online.

Gen Y also loves showing off their food on social media. 44% of millennials ages 21 to 24 admit to posting a photo of food or drinks they or someone else was having on a social platform.

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