• In the U.S. people lose a smartphone about once a year.
• People in Manchester, England have the highest likelihood of losing their phone out of any other population in the world.
• Phones are more often lost at night. Two-thirds of phone loss happens between the hours of 9 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time. And one of the top places to lose your phone at is a bar or pub – we’ll let you draw your own conclusion as to why!
• Coffee shops, offices, bars and restaurants top the list as the most common venues to lose your phone in the U.S.
• Unsurprisingly, more phones are lost during festivals and celebrations. During Christmas, more than $11 million dollars worth of phones were lost.
• During the week of Carnival (aka Mardi Gras), more phones were lost around the world than during your average parade-less, bead-less week. Party-goers in Cologne lost 30% more phones and in Paris, 72% more phones were lost.

Via MyLookout.com.

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