A digital device for recognizing a double-sided touch and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The digital device for recognizing a double-sided touch includes a front display unit, a sensor unit configured to detect a touch input and transmit an input signal based on the detected touch input to a processor, and the processor configured to control the front display unit and the sensor unit. The processor is configured to identify an input pattern to the digital device using a first input signal, determine whether to activate touch sensing on a rear surface of the digital device according to the identified input pattern, provide a touch sensing area on the rear surface of the digital device, when touch sensing on the rear surface of the digital device is activated.