36% of teens say they spend too much time on social media; teen girls are more likely than boys to say this

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August 9, 2022

Teens, Social Media and Technology 2022

36% of teens say they spend too much time on social media; teen girls are more likely than boys to say this

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36% of teens say they spend too much time on social media; teen girls are more likely than boys to say this

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Teens, Social Media and Technology 2022
Since 2014-15, TikTok has arisen; Facebook usage has dropped; Instagram, Snapchat have grown
About one-in-five teens visit or use YouTube ‘almost constantly’
54% of teens say it would be hard to give up social media
Nearly all teens in 2022 have access to a smartphone, up from 73% in 2014-15
Teens living in lower-income households are less likely to report having a computer, gaming console
Nearly half of teens now say they use the internet ‘almost constantly’
Black, Hispanic teens more likely than White teens to say they are online almost constantly
Majority of teens use YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat; share of teens who use Facebook dropped sharply from 2014-15 to now
Teen girls are more likely than boys to use TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat; teen boys more likely to use Twitch, Reddit and YouTube; and Black teens are especially drawn to TikTok compared with White and Hispanic teens
Roughly one-in-five teens are almost constantly on YouTube; only 2% say the same for Facebook
Black, Hispanic teens more likely than White teens to say they are almost constantly on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram
36% of teens say they spend too much time on social media; teen girls are more likely than boys to say this
Older teens are more likely than younger teens to say it would be hard to give up social media
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Since 2014-15, TikTok has arisen; Facebook usage has dropped; Instagram, Snapchat have grown
Black, Hispanic teens more likely than White teens to say they are online almost constantly
Older teens are more likely than younger teens to say it would be hard to give up social media
54% of teens say it would be hard to give up social media
Nearly half of teens now say they use the internet ‘almost constantly’
Black, Hispanic teens more likely than White teens to say they are online almost constantly
Older teens are more likely than younger teens to say it would be hard to give up social media
Teen girls are more likely than boys to use TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat; teen boys more likely to use Twitch, Reddit and YouTube; and Black teens are especially drawn to TikTok compared with other groups
Older teens are more likely than younger teens to say it would be hard to give up social media

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