SOS: calm down now
A panic button on the home screen. It opens short guided exercises for the moment itself: affirmations, color spotting and a vagus nerve exercise.
61%of sessions end calmer than they began
Anxiety statistics 2026 · The Calmer report
What anxiety looks like, in 24,000 answers
This study looks at a sample of more than 24,000 adults in 185 countries who use Calmer, an app for anxiety and panic. They answered the same short set of questions: how often panic comes close, where they feel it, what feeds it and how they cope. Thousands also told us, on a scale from panic to calm, how they felt at the moment they reached for help.
This is what they said.
Rated 3 share of all ratings 15%
- 24,000+
- adults in the study
- 185
- countries
- 16,000+
- ratings in a hard moment
- 4,800+
- before-and-after sessions
The short version
57% felt close to panic often or most of the time in the two weeks before they joined. 82% know racing thoughts. They are more common than panic itself. 58% of 25–34s say work or money feeds their anxiety. From 45, health overtakes it. 3× People who struggle to fall asleep most of the time are three times as likely to be close to panic most of the time (41% against 12%). 1 in 4 copes by emotional eating. That is almost as many as take prescription medication. 85% wish they had someone to talk to without feeling judged. 11 pm is the hour the panic button gets its heaviest use. 61% of panic-tool sessions end with a calmer rating than they began. Half of them last under a minute.
01 How often
More than half were close to panic often
One of the first things Calmer asks a new user is how often, over the last two weeks, they have felt close to panic. Of the adults in this study, 57% answered “often” or “most of the time”. Only 7% said “not at all”.
These are people who went looking for help with anxiety, and for most of them panic is not an occasional visitor.
- 7Not at all
- 36Sometimes
- 35Often
- 22Most of the time
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| Answer | Everyone | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not at all | 6.9% | 4.8% | 11.0% |
| Sometimes | 36.3% | 33.4% | 41.9% |
| Often | 34.9% | 37.2% | 30.4% |
| Most of the time | 21.9% | 24.6% | 16.7% |
Age barely moves the answer: in every age band, between 53% and 59% said often or most of the time. Gender moves it a lot. At every age, women report it more than men, by 10 to 20 points. Among women aged 45–54, almost two in three (65%) did. The highest figure for men, at 35–44, is 51%.
- Women
- Men
18–24
44% 60%
25–34
46% 62%
35–44
51% 64%
45–54
50% 65%
55–64
50% 60%
65+
39% 59%
A small number of people gave another answer to the gender question. They are counted in every total, but the group is too small to show on its own.
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| Age | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| 18–24 | 60.3% | 43.9% |
| 25–34 | 61.9% | 46.1% |
| 35–44 | 63.8% | 51.2% |
| 45–54 | 65.3% | 49.6% |
| 55–64 | 59.6% | 50.0% |
| 65+ | 59.4% | 39.3% |
02 The body
Anxiety shows up in the body
Asked about physical signs, 74% name a racing heart and 68% a tightness in the chest or in their breathing. More than half report tension or headaches (59%) and stomach issues (56%), and nearly half (47%) tingling or numbness.
The more often panic comes close, the more of the body is involved. Every one of the five signs rises with each step. Tingling or numbness more than doubles, from 28% among people who answered “not at all” to 62% among those who answered “most of the time”.
- Not at all
- Sometimes
- Often
- Most of the time
Racing heart
48% 83%
Chest or breathing tightness
42% 79%
Tension or headaches
46% 68%
Stomach issues
36% 66%
Tingling or numbness
28% 62%
The question was “Any physical signs?”, and people could tick as many as applied.
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| Physical sign | Not at all | Sometimes | Often | Most of the time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Racing heart | 48.2% | 67.7% | 78.9% | 83.2% |
| Chest or breathing tightness | 41.8% | 59.7% | 72.9% | 78.8% |
| Tension or headaches | 45.9% | 54.3% | 61.0% | 68.5% |
| Stomach issues | 35.8% | 48.7% | 59.5% | 66.0% |
| Tingling or numbness | 28.2% | 37.2% | 48.9% | 62.3% |
2.0 → 3.6signs ticked on average, from “not at all” to “most of the time”
34%of the “most of the time” group ticked all five. In the “not at all” group, 8% did
03 The mind
Racing thoughts are more common than panic
Calmer shows five experiences and asks which feel familiar. Racing thoughts come first, at 82%, ahead of panic waves (79%). More than half know bedtime anxiety (57%). Half tick “feeling unreal” (50%), the detached, dreamlike state that clinicians call derealization, and half tick “social drain” (49%).
Younger people tick more of the list. “Social drain” and “feeling unreal” fall the most with age: from 56% and 53% at 18–24 to 23% and 30% at 65 and over. Panic waves, by contrast, stay close to 80% all the way to 54.
| Feels familiar | All | 18–24 | 25–34 | 35–44 | 45–54 | 55–64 | 65+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Racing thoughts | 82 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 75 | 72 | 64 |
| Panic waves | 79 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 73 | 63 |
| Bedtime anxiety | 57 | 62 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 48 | 45 |
| Feeling unreal | 50 | 53 | 52 | 47 | 46 | 40 | 30 |
| Social drain | 49 | 56 | 49 | 45 | 42 | 37 | 23 |
The question was “Which of these feel familiar?”, and people could tick as many as applied. 22% ticked all five.
04 What feeds it
Work and money at 30, health at 50
“What’s fueling your stress and anxiety lately?” Across all ages, work or money comes first (52%), then health (45%) and existential thoughts (41%). But no answer in this report depends on age as much as this one.
Work or money peaks at 25–34 (58%) and falls to 21% at 65 and over. Health climbs from 37% at 18–24 to about half from 35 on, and overtakes work in the 45–54 band. Social life is named by 46% of 18–24s, nearly as often as work, and by 14% of the over-65s.
- Work or money
- Health
- Social life
21%Work or money54%Health14%Social life
People could name several; the average is 2.7. The oldest band is the smallest group. The other four answers (existential thoughts, relationships, living conditions, other factors) are left off the chart to keep it readable; all seven are in the numbers below.
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| All | 18–24 | 25–34 | 35–44 | 45–54 | 55–64 | 65+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work or money | 52.3% | 50.5% | 57.9% | 52.4% | 48.6% | 39.4% | 21.1% |
| Health | 45.5% | 36.8% | 47.9% | 51.8% | 50.9% | 48.4% | 54.4% |
| Existential thoughts | 41.0% | 45.4% | 41.2% | 38.0% | 36.2% | 33.0% | 30.8% |
| Relationships | 38.5% | 44.2% | 39.0% | 35.6% | 32.1% | 24.1% | 22.8% |
| Social life | 33.5% | 46.5% | 32.6% | 24.8% | 21.3% | 14.4% | 13.9% |
| Living conditions | 29.3% | 30.4% | 31.0% | 29.0% | 25.2% | 23.3% | 14.8% |
| Other factors | 28.9% | 34.7% | 25.4% | 26.6% | 26.7% | 27.1% | 28.3% |
05 Sleep
Bad sleep and panic travel together
Calmer also asks how often, in the same two weeks, people had trouble falling asleep even when tired. Nearly half (48%) said often or most of the time.
Of the people who had trouble most of the time, 41% were also close to panic most of the time. Among those with no trouble falling asleep it was 12%. That is more than a threefold difference, and one of the clearest patterns in the data.
It likely runs both ways: anxiety keeps people awake, and a bad night makes the next day harder to carry.
- Not at all
- Sometimes
- Often
- Most of the time
Not at all
12%
Sometimes
15%
Often
22%
Most of the time
41%
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| How often they had trouble falling asleep | Not at all | Sometimes | Often | Most of the time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not at all | 15.9% | 44.6% | 27.1% | 12.3% |
| Sometimes | 7.0% | 43.4% | 34.9% | 14.6% |
| Often | 4.1% | 32.7% | 41.2% | 21.9% |
| Most of the time | 3.9% | 23.0% | 32.3% | 40.8% |
Rarely
26%
Sometimes
20%
Regularly
16%
Frequently
19%
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| How often they exercise | Not at all | Sometimes | Often | Most of the time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rarely | 6.9% | 33.2% | 34.4% | 25.5% |
| Sometimes | 5.2% | 36.8% | 37.6% | 20.5% |
| Regularly | 7.8% | 42.3% | 34.4% | 15.6% |
| Frequently | 9.5% | 41.9% | 29.6% | 19.0% |
Mostly junk and ultra-processed
28%
Mostly processed
23%
A mix of healthy and not
19%
Mostly clean and whole
19%
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| How they describe their diet | Not at all | Sometimes | Often | Most of the time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mostly junk and ultra-processed | 9.7% | 31.3% | 31.5% | 27.5% |
| Mostly processed | 4.8% | 35.7% | 36.8% | 22.7% |
| A mix of healthy and not | 5.6% | 38.3% | 36.7% | 19.3% |
| Mostly clean and whole | 9.4% | 41.1% | 30.7% | 18.9% |
Exercise and diet point the same way. 26% of people who rarely exercise were close to panic most of the time, against 16% of those who exercise regularly. For diet the share falls from 28% among people who eat mostly junk and ultra-processed food to 19% among those who eat mostly clean, whole food.
06 Coping
Emotional eating is almost as common as a prescription
Therapy comes first on the list of ways people already cope (31%), then prescription medication (27%). Emotional eating (26%) is named almost as often as a prescription, and more often than meditation (23%) or exercise (20%). One in eight names alcohol.
More than half (54%) use neither therapy nor prescription medication, and half named just one method from the whole list.
- Women
- Men
Therapy
30% 31%
Prescription medication
24% 28%
Emotional eating
19% 28%
Meditation
22% 27%
Yoga or exercise
19% 21%
Over-the-counter medication, supplements
15% 17%
Journaling
9% 15%
Alcohol
11% 16%
Massage or self-care services
10% 12%
Other
19% 20%
People could tick as many as applied.
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| Method | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| Therapy | 31.3% | 29.9% |
| Prescription medication | 28.0% | 23.7% |
| Emotional eating | 28.4% | 19.0% |
| Meditation | 22.1% | 26.9% |
| Yoga or exercise | 21.0% | 19.1% |
| Over-the-counter medication, supplements | 16.6% | 15.0% |
| Journaling | 15.0% | 8.5% |
| Alcohol | 11.1% | 15.8% |
| Massage or self-care services | 12.1% | 9.9% |
| Other | 20.3% | 19.5% |
Women are more likely than men to name emotional eating (28% against 19%) and journaling (15% against 9%). Men are more likely to name alcohol (16% against 11%) and meditation (27% against 22%).
Prescription medication doubles with age, from 19% at 18–24 to 40% at 65 and over, and it rises with severity: 15% of people who answered “not at all” about panic take it, 35% of those who answered “most of the time”. Therapy runs the other way with age: about a third of the under-35s, 16% of the over-65s. Exercise falls as panic rises, from 25% to 15%.
| Method | All | 18–24 | 25–34 | 35–44 | 45–54 | 55–64 | 65+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therapy | 31 | 32 | 35 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 16 |
| Prescription medication | 27 | 19 | 27 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 40 |
| Emotional eating | 26 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 16 |
| Meditation | 23 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 |
| Yoga or exercise | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Over-the-counter medication, supplements | 16 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 |
| Journaling | 13 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Alcohol | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
| Massage or self-care services | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
“Other” (20% overall) is left out of the table.
85%
said yes to one more question: “Do you ever wish you had someone to talk to without feeling judged?” Among women it was 88%, among men 81%.
07 Countries
Prescription or therapy? It depends on the country
In the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, about four in ten Calmer users cope with prescription medication, and fewer use therapy. In Italy, Germany, France, Mexico, Turkey and Romania it is the other way round: therapy comes first, and prescription medication is named roughly half as often.
At the two ends of the chart: in the United Kingdom 38% name a prescription and 23% therapy; in Italy 17% and 43%. The Philippines stands apart, with the lowest use of therapy by far (9%).
- Prescription medication
- Therapy
United Kingdom
23% 38%
United States
32% 43%
Australia
31% 42%
Canada
30% 40%
Philippines
9% 19%
Romania
17% 25%
France
23% 35%
Turkey
22% 41%
Germany
15% 35%
Mexico
24% 47%
Italy
17% 43%
Calmer users in each country with enough answers to report.
See the numbers
| Country | Prescription medication | Therapy |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 38.5% | 23.0% |
| United States | 42.6% | 31.9% |
| Australia | 41.6% | 31.2% |
| Canada | 39.5% | 29.9% |
| Philippines | 18.8% | 9.3% |
| Romania | 16.7% | 24.9% |
| France | 23.0% | 35.0% |
| Turkey | 21.5% | 41.2% |
| Germany | 14.7% | 34.7% |
| Mexico | 23.8% | 46.6% |
| Italy | 16.9% | 42.9% |
08 Time of day
Panic keeps late hours
Calmer has a panic button: a short set of exercises for the moment itself. Its busiest hour of the day starts at 11 pm. More than a fifth of all its use (22%) falls in the three hours between 10 pm and 1 am. The quietest hour, 5 am, sees about a tenth of the peak.
The white dots show opens of the app as a whole. Against them, the panic tool is used less in the morning (13% of its use falls between 5 am and 11 am, against 17% of app opens) and more from mid-afternoon into the night.
The exact peak moves from country to country, but the evening is busy almost everywhere. The four hours from 8 pm to midnight hold 29% of all use; spread evenly across the day they would hold 17%. In 14 of the 16 countries with enough data they hold more than a fifth, and up to 37%. The exceptions are Malaysia and North Macedonia.
- Panic tool
- All app opens
2%4%6%8%
8.1%
Starts of a panic exercise, next to visits to the app’s home screen, in local time. Only countries with a single time zone are counted. That leaves out the United States, Canada, Australia, Brazil and Mexico, among others.
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| Hour starting | Panic tool | All app opens |
|---|---|---|
| 12 am | 6.2% | 5.3% |
| 1 am | 3.6% | 3.2% |
| 2 am | 2.1% | 1.9% |
| 3 am | 1.4% | 1.2% |
| 4 am | 1.2% | 1.1% |
| 5 am | 0.8% | 1.1% |
| 6 am | 1.4% | 1.8% |
| 7 am | 1.8% | 2.8% |
| 8 am | 2.8% | 3.5% |
| 9 am | 3.0% | 4.0% |
| 10 am | 3.3% | 4.0% |
| 11 am | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| 12 pm | 4.6% | 4.4% |
| 1 pm | 3.5% | 4.2% |
| 2 pm | 4.3% | 4.6% |
| 3 pm | 4.9% | 4.6% |
| 4 pm | 5.0% | 4.8% |
| 5 pm | 5.3% | 4.8% |
| 6 pm | 5.7% | 4.9% |
| 7 pm | 5.9% | 5.3% |
| 8 pm | 6.4% | 6.1% |
| 9 pm | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 10 pm | 7.9% | 7.7% |
| 11 pm | 8.1% | 7.4% |
Across the week, Monday and Sunday are the busiest days and Friday and Saturday the quietest.
- Panic tool
- All app opens
5%10%15%
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| Day | Panic tool | All app opens |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 15.4% | 15.3% |
| Tuesday | 14.9% | 15.2% |
| Wednesday | 14.4% | 14.5% |
| Thursday | 13.9% | 14.1% |
| Friday | 13.1% | 12.9% |
| Saturday | 13.1% | 13.0% |
| Sunday | 15.3% | 14.9% |
09 A hard moment
What a hard moment looks like, from 1 to 10
Before each exercise, the panic tool asks a single question: “How do you feel?” The answer is one of ten buttons, from 1 (panic) to 10 (calm). This study includes more than 16,000 of those answers. The average is 4.4, and 39% of the answers are 3 or lower.
For comparison, the app’s ordinary daily check-in uses the same ten buttons. There the average is 5.8, and 13% of the answers are 3 or lower.
Opening the panic toolmore than 16,000 ratings
average 4.4
14%
10%
15%
15%
15%
12%
8%
5%
2%
4%
An ordinary daily check-inmore than 10,000 ratings
average 5.8
3%
3%
7%
13%
18%
19%
17%
13%
5%
3%
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| Rating | Opening the panic tool | Daily check-in |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14.1% | 2.9% |
| 2 | 9.6% | 2.9% |
| 3 | 15.3% | 7.2% |
| 4 | 14.9% | 13.2% |
| 5 | 15.2% | 17.6% |
| 6 | 11.6% | 18.6% |
| 7 | 8.2% | 16.8% |
| 8 | 5.0% | 12.9% |
| 9 | 2.2% | 4.6% |
| 10 | 3.8% | 3.2% |
10 Relief
A minute later, most people feel calmer
In more than 4,800 sessions, the same person rated themselves again when the exercise ended. 61% of those sessions ended calmer than they began, and the average rose a full point, from 4.5 to 5.5. Half of the sessions took less than a minute.
61%of sessions end calmer than they began
+1.0points on the ten-point scale, on average
<1 minis all that half of the sessions took
The harder the moment, the bigger the lift
Sessions that began at 4 or lower, the panic end of the scale, did best. 70% of them ended calmer, by 1.6 points on average, from 2.7 to 4.3.
Of the sessions that started at 3, the average ended at 4.5.
- 73%
- ended calmer
- 21%
- ended the same
- 7%
- ended worse
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| Started at | Calmer | Same | Worse | Average after |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65.6% | 34.4% | 0.0% | 3.25 |
| 2 | 71.4% | 22.6% | 5.9% | 3.72 |
| 3 | 72.5% | 20.9% | 6.6% | 4.48 |
| 4 | 70.8% | 19.1% | 10.0% | 5.27 |
| 5 | 66.7% | 21.7% | 11.6% | 6.04 |
| 6 | 55.9% | 23.6% | 20.6% | 6.51 |
| 7 | 45.7% | 26.3% | 28.0% | 7.09 |
| 8 | 34.1% | 27.1% | 38.8% | 7.43 |
| 9–10 | 8.9% | 59.5% | 31.6% | 8.30 |
People who start out calm have little room left to rise, so the gain shrinks towards the calm end of the scale.
It keeps working
The lift does not wear off with use. The first time someone finishes an exercise, the average gain is 1.0 point. The second time it is 1.1, and from the third time on 1.0.
+1.0 First session 60% end calmer
+1.1 Second session 61% end calmer
+1.0 Third and later 64% end calmer
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| Before | After | Gain | End calmer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First session | 4.53 | 5.51 | +0.98 | 60.1% |
| Second session | 4.20 | 5.25 | +1.05 | 60.6% |
| Third and later | 4.22 | 5.26 | +1.04 | 64.1% |
Breathing does it too
Calmer also offers a first guided breathing session. 59% of people rate themselves calmer after it. Among those who begin at 5 or lower, 73% do, by 1.3 points on average. And of the two panic exercises that ask for a second rating, the vagus nerve exercise does best: 70% of its sessions end calmer.
11 Hopes
Mostly, people want a quiet head
The last question turns to the other side: once the anxiety eases, what would they enjoy again? Stopping thought spirals is far ahead, at 73%. Then come feeling confident again (61%), sleeping deeply (47%) and laughing naturally again (46%).
The largest gap between women and men is “feel beautiful” (32% against 18%). Enjoying social life matters most to the youngest: 49% at 18–24, 22% at 55–64. Travelling without fear peaks at 35–44 (37%).
Stop thought spirals 73%
Feel confident again 61%
Sleep deeply 47%
Laugh naturally again 46%
Better relationships 44%
Stop scanning for danger 39%
Enjoy social life 38%
Travel without fear 31%
Stronger immune system 27%
Feel beautiful 27%
Thrive at work 25%
Exercise without panic 18%
People could choose several; the average is 4.8.
See the numbers
| Everyone | Women | Men | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stop thought spirals | 72.8% | 75.3% | 68.6% |
| Feel confident again | 60.9% | 62.0% | 59.1% |
| Sleep deeply | 47.2% | 49.1% | 44.1% |
| Laugh naturally again | 46.2% | 48.7% | 42.2% |
| Better relationships | 44.0% | 45.4% | 41.7% |
| Stop scanning for danger | 38.6% | 41.9% | 32.8% |
| Enjoy social life | 37.6% | 39.7% | 34.1% |
| Travel without fear | 30.9% | 30.8% | 31.1% |
| Stronger immune system | 27.1% | 30.0% | 21.9% |
| Feel beautiful | 26.6% | 31.8% | 17.6% |
| Thrive at work | 25.2% | 24.4% | 26.5% |
| Exercise without panic | 18.4% | 18.3% | 18.4% |
12 Your group
Find your own group
Pick a gender and an age band to see how that group answered, next to everyone else.
Women aged 18–24
60% close to panic often or most of the time Everyone: 57%
52% trouble falling asleep often or most of the time Everyone: 48%
88% wish they had someone to talk to without feeling judged Everyone: 85%
Feels familiar
Too few answers in this group to show.
- Racing thoughts 88% +6
- Panic waves 82% +4
- Bedtime anxiety 64% +7
In the body
Too few answers in this group to show.
- Racing heart 80% +6
- Chest or breathing tightness 76% +8
- Tension or headaches 63% +3
What feeds it
Too few answers in this group to show.
- Work or money 49% −3
- Social life 47% +14
- Existential thoughts 46% +5
How they cope
Too few answers in this group to show.
- Therapy 33% +2
- Emotional eating 32% +6
- Yoga or exercise 21% +1
What they want back
Too few answers in this group to show.
- Stop thought spirals 78% +5
- Feel confident again 63% +2
- Enjoy social life 51% +13
Sets this group apart
- Feel beautiful 43% +16
16 points above everyone (27%), the widest gap of any answer in this group.
The small number beside each bar is the gap to everyone who answered, in percentage points. People aged 55 and over are shown together so that every group is large enough.
13 The app
What Calmer gives people to work with
Every answer on this page came from people using Calmer. These are the tools they find on its home screen, each with the figure from this study that speaks to it.
Breathe
Box breathing, the physiological sigh and 4-7-8, paced on screen so there is nothing to count.
59%rate themselves calmer after a first guided session
Companion
An AI companion to talk things through with, at any hour of the day or night.
85%wish they had someone to talk to without feeling judged
School
Short lessons on what anxiety is doing in the body and the mind, and how to settle it.
82%know racing thoughts, the most common experience of all
Stories
Audio stories to wind down with at the end of the day.
32%of all listening happens between 10 pm and 1 am
Daily check-in
One tap to rate how you feel, so the pattern over the days becomes visible.
5.8is the average on an ordinary day, against 4.4 in a hard moment
14 Method
How we got the numbers
Where the answers come from
When someone installs Calmer, the app asks a short set of questions before anything else, so that it can tailor what it shows. This study covers a sample of more than 24,000 adults who answered them, in 185 countries. The app is in English everywhere. Not everyone answered every question, so the number of people behind a chart varies.
The ratings in chapters 8 to 10 come from the app in use: more than 16,000 ratings given at the start of a panic exercise. A “session” is a rating after the exercise that follows a rating before it, by the same person in the same exercise, between five seconds and 45 minutes later.
Who answered
Two thirds are women (66%) and a third are aged 18 to 24. Nothing here is weighted to match any country’s population.
- Women
- Men
25% 18–24 9%
17% 25–34 10%
12% 35–44 7%
6% 45–54 4%
3% 55–64 2%
2% 65+ 1%
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| Age | Women | Men | Everyone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18–24 | 24.6% | 9.3% | 34.3% |
| 25–34 | 17.4% | 9.9% | 27.5% |
| 35–44 | 12.4% | 7.4% | 19.9% |
| 45–54 | 6.3% | 4.0% | 10.3% |
| 55–64 | 3.4% | 1.9% | 5.3% |
| 65+ | 1.9% | 0.8% | 2.7% |
Who is counted
Adults only. Test devices are left out, and so are accounts from our home country, where the team tests the app. A group is shown only when at least 200 people are in it, and a country only with at least 300 answers to a question.
The questions, word for word
- “Over the last two weeks: How often have you felt you were close to panic?”
- Not at all · Sometimes · Often · Most of the time.
- “Over the last two weeks: How often have you had trouble falling asleep, even when feeling tired?”
- Not at all · Sometimes · Often · Most of the time.
- “Which of these feel familiar?”
- Panic waves · Racing thoughts · Feeling unreal · Social drain · Bedtime anxiety. Any number.
- “Any physical signs?”
- Racing heart · Chest or breathing tightness · Tension or headaches · Stomach issues · Tingling or numbness. Any number.
- “What’s fueling your stress and anxiety lately?”
- Relationships · Work or money · Health · Living conditions · Existential thoughts · Social life · Other factors. Any number.
- “Do you use any of the following methods to cope with stress or anxiety?”
- Therapy · Meditation · Yoga or exercise · Emotional eating · Over-the-counter medication, supplements · Prescription medication · Drinking alcohol to ease stress · Journaling · Massage or self care services · Other. Any number.
- “Do you ever wish you had someone to talk to without feeling judged?”
- Yes · No.
- “How often do you engage in physical exercise?”
- Rarely · Sometimes · Regularly · Frequently.
- “How would you describe your diet? Be honest.”
- Mostly junk and ultra-processed food · Mostly processed with some nutrients here and there · A mix of healthy and not-so-healthy meals · Mostly clean, whole, and nutrient-rich meals.
- “When your nervous system will get regulated, what will you finally enjoy again?”
- Stop thought spirals · Better relationships · Travel without fear · Laugh naturally again · Feel confident again · Sleep deeply · Thrive at work · Enjoy social life · Stop scanning for danger · Exercise without panic · Feel beautiful · Stronger immune system. Any number.
- “How do you feel?” (panic tool and daily check-in)
- Ten buttons, 1 to 10, labelled “Panic” at 1 and “Calm” at 10.
Privacy
Everything on this page is a total. No individual’s answers appear, and no names, messages or free text were read to make it. Nothing from conversations with the app’s AI companion was used.
Using these figures
You are welcome to quote the figures and reuse the charts with a link to this page. Please cite it as: Calmer, “The Calmer anxiety report 2026”, gocalmer.com/anxiety-statistics/.
Calmer is a self-help tool and not a substitute for professional medical care. Nothing here is medical advice. If you are in crisis, contact a professional or your local emergency services.
The app these answers came from
Calmer puts breathing, grounding and a panic button in your pocket, for the moments described on this page.
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