Young Europeans now spend four to six hours per day on screens.

Omissions

• The Eurobarometer figure measures self-declared 'online time' (screen time) of adolescents/teens, not all Europeans of all ages; the claim's broader phrasing 'young Europeans' matches the survey's target group but the metric is specifically time spent online.
• Weekend screen time (about 6.1 hours) slightly exceeds the upper bound of the stated range, while school-day use (4.5 hours) sits in the middle of the range.
• Parents systematically estimate lower screen time (about 3.4 hours on school days) than adolescents self-report (4.5 hours), indicating a measurement discrepancy in the underlying survey.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Commission — Child safety online: EU survey confirms link between screen time and wellbeingThe survey showed that on average, young people in the EU spend 4.5 hours online on school days and more than 6 hours at weekends.
• SecondaryEU for Children — Eurobarometer survey on teen's screen use and mental healthOn a school day, parents estimate 3.4 hours of screen time compared to 4.5 hours declared by adolescents themselves; on a weekend day, 5.3 hours ...
• SecondaryRegión de Murcia Europa — Special Group on online child safety / EurobarometerOn average, young people across Europe spend 4.5 hours online during a school day and 6.1 hours a day on weekends.