The average daily sleeping time in 14 countries, including Japan, increased nearly 10 minutes in 2020 from the previous year, as people spent more time at home instead of staying out late amid the coronavirus pandemic, a recent study has shown.
According to a report released by French health monitoring device maker Withings, data collected from users of its products such as smartwatches showed they slept nine minutes and 50 seconds more per day on average than in 2019, with none of the 14 countries subject to the study seeing a decrease.
The report cited "a drastic drop in night activities" due to restrictions such as mandatory curfews around the world as possible reasons for the increase in the amount of time spent sleeping.