The study also found more than half of people struggle to tell the difference between real and fake news.
More than a third of people say they check their phones within the first five minutes of waking up.
Deloitte's Digital Consumer Trends report for 2021, also found 29 percent check their phones more than 50 times a day.
The annual survey of one-thousand people shows more people are watching TV on streaming services.
The study also found more than half of people struggle to tell the difference between real and fake news.
John Kehoe, Audit Partner at Deloitte Ireland, says checking their phone is one of the first things most people do when they wake up: