# Most Americans get six or seven hours of sleep on weeknights

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## Reading

A majority of Americans (56%) get six or seven hours of sleep on a typical weeknight, according to a November 2025 Verasight survey. Six hours leads at 30%, with another 27% getting seven.

Eight hours draws 16% and nine or more just 5%, while shorter nights are common too: 13% report five hours and 9% less than five.

## Topline

How many hours of sleep do you get on an average week night (excluding weekend nights)?

Most Americans get six or seven hours of sleep on weeknights.

- 6 hours: 29.7%
- 7 hours: 26.7%
- 8 hours: 15.6%
- 5 hours: 13.3%
- Less than 5 hours: 9.3%
- 9 hours or more: 5.2%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-11-14 → 2025-11-20
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.2%
- Module: Module 1
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#average-amount-of-sleep](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#average-amount-of-sleep)

## Citation

Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#average-amount-of-sleep](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#average-amount-of-sleep)