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November 6, 2020

America lost 138,833,045 hours of sleep on election night

The average American lost 25 minutes of sleep on election night — meaning a collective139m hours of lost sleep.


Freya Pratty

2 min read

America is not sleeping well this week. The average American lost 25 minutes of sleep on election night — making a collective 139m hours — and heart rates were also racing, up 1.4bpm.

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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