Humans have shorter attention span than goldfish, thanks to smartphones Prison Planet.com Posted on May 15, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with Prison Planet London Telegraph | A Microsoft study highlights the deteriorating attention span of humans, saying it has fallen from 12 seconds in 2000 to eight seconds. Share this:Share Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email