Global Comparison Finds Tokyoites Get the Least Sleep

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• Data recently collated by Jawbone has found that, on average, people in Tokyo get the least sleep of 45 cities worldwide. Even in New York, the city that never sleeps (but lies occasionally, according to the data), people get an hour of sleep more than Tokyoites who only average 5 hours and 44 minutes a night – far under the recommended 7.5-8 hours.

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• Least Sleep: Tokyo, Japan – 5hr 44min

• Most Sleep: Melbourne, Australia – 6hr 58min

• Earliest to Bed: Brisbane, Australia – 10:57pm

• Latest to Bed: Moscow, Russia – 12:46am

• Earliest to Rise: Brisbane, Australia – 6:29am

• Latest to Rise: Moscow, Russia – 8:08am

• Most Steps: Stockholm, Sweden – 8,876 steps

• Least Steps: Sao Paulo, Brazil – 6,254 steps

Source: Tokyodesu&Jowbone