How many people use dark mode in USA?

Statistics from 249 accepted quiz answers*. Updated September 2026. How these statistics work

Asked "What is your phone on right now?" on the Sarahah quiz, the most common answer was "Dark mode, always", chosen by 76.7% of 249 people in USA.

Where everyone lands

Low14.9%
Medium24.9%
High60.2%

60.2% of 249 people in USA scored high on the Sarahah Dark mode quiz.

Question by question

What is your phone on right now?

Dark mode, always76.7%
Dark at night, light in the day10.4%
Light mode, always12.9%

76.7% answered "Dark mode, always".

And your laptop or computer?

Dark47.4%
Mixed, depends on the app16.1%
Light13.3%
I do not use one23.3%

47.4% answered "Dark".

How many of your phone apps do you keep in dark mode?

All of them60.2%
Most of them16.9%
A few10%
None12.9%

60.2% answered "All of them".

Your phone wallpaper?

Black or very dark27.7%
Dark-ish41%
Bright or colourful31.3%

41% answered "Dark-ish".

Is your brightness usually below halfway?

Almost always34.9%
Often31.7%
Rarely20.1%
Never13.3%

34.9% answered "Almost always".

Why do you use the screen settings you use?

Easier on the eyes53.8%
It looks better24.9%
Battery10%
I have never thought about it11.2%

53.8% answered "Easier on the eyes".

How many home screen pages do you have?

One34.9%
Two or three38.6%
Four or more21.7%
I just search for apps4.8%

38.6% answered "Two or three".

Notification badges on your apps?

Zero, I clear them all43.8%
A few33.7%
Hundreds13.7%
I turned badges off8.8%

43.8% answered "Zero, I clear them all".

* Everyone here chose to take the quiz, and no answers are weighted to match a real population. Each question counts only the people who answered it, so a question some people skipped rests on a smaller group than the total above.

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