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Are women more likely to snooze than men?

Last updated: October 15, 2026

Yes, a bit. In a 2022 Notre Dame study, women were 50% more likely than men to be snoozers. In a 2025 study of 21,000+ Sleep Cycle users, women pressed snooze 2.5 times per snooze morning versus 2.3 for men, and snoozed 11.5 versus 10.2 minutes.

The 50% gap

Mattingly et al. (2022) found women were 50% more likely to snooze than men. In objective alarm data, Robbins et al. (2025) found women pressed snooze 2.5 times per snooze morning vs. 2.3 for men, and spent 11.5 vs. 10.2 minutes snoozing.

Why the difference

The studies did not test why. One plausible factor: insomnia is about 40% more common in women than in men (Zhang and Wing, 2006), and snoozers in the Notre Dame study reported more disturbed sleep.

Solution is the same

Regardless of gender, the fix is the same: a consistent wake time and an alarm without a snooze button. ByeBed's missions work the same way for everyone.

Sources

1. Mattingly et al., SLEEP, 2022 (University of Notre Dame). Snoozing: an examination of a common method of waking (450 working adults)
2. Robbins et al., Scientific Reports, 2025. Snooze alarm use in a global population of smartphone users (21,222 Sleep Cycle users, 3 million+ nights)
3. Zhang & Wing, Sleep, 2006. Sex differences in insomnia: a meta-analysis