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Teens, Social Media and AI Chatbots 2025
4 in 10 teens say they’re online ‘almost constantly,’ up from 24% a decade ago
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- Teens, Social Media and AI Chatbots 2025
- A majority of teens continue to use YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat
- Teen use of some online platforms varies by age, race and ethnicity, and gender
- Most teens visit YouTube and TikTok daily, including about 1 in 5 who say they do almost constantly
- Teen girls are slightly more likely than boys to use TikTok, Instagram almost constantly; reverse is true for YouTube
- Black and Hispanic teens are far more likely than White teens to say they use TikTok, YouTube and Instagram almost constantly
- A majority of teens use chatbots, but this varies by race and ethnicity, age, and income
- About 3 in 10 teens say they use AI chatbots daily
- ChatGPT by far tops the list as the most widely used AI chatbot among teens
- Black and Hispanic teens stand out from White teens as users on a variety of AI chatbots
- 4 in 10 teens say they’re online ‘almost constantly,’ up from 24% a decade ago
- Black and Hispanic teens are far more likely than White teens to say they’re online almost constantly
- Teen use of AI chatbots, by demographic group
- Invitation and reminder dates
- Weighting dimensions
- Sample size and margins of error, Teens Survey 2025
- Final dispositions, Teens Survey 2025
- Cumulative response rate, Teens Survey 2025