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Teens, Social Media and Technology 2024

Representative U.S. teen survey covers platform use, frequency, device access, and demographic differences.

Publication details

Author and publication date

  • Author Michelle Faverio and Olivia Sidoti
  • Published

Research context

Population and methodology

  • Population U.S. teens; ages 13-17; United States.
  • Methodology Representative U.S. teen survey.
  • Fieldwork The public report does not report a fieldwork window; treat it as an undated representative u.s. teen survey. snapshot.

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Evidence strength

Limitations Teen findings are comparator context, not direct evidence about younger children.

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Extracted evidence

findingself-reported

About six in ten U.S. teens ages 13 to 17 said they visited TikTok daily, including 16% who reported being on it almost constantly.

Locator How often do teens visit online platforms section, TikTok frequency paragraphs.

Scope U.S. teens; 13-17; United States; The public report does not report a fieldwork window; treat it as an undated representative u.s. teen survey. snapshot..

Limitations Teen findings are comparator context, not direct evidence about younger children.

findingself-reported

Seventy-three percent of U.S. teens visited YouTube daily, including 15% who said their use was almost constant.

Locator How often teens visit platforms section, YouTube frequency paragraph.

Scope U.S. teens; 13-17; United States; The public report does not report a fieldwork window; treat it as an undated representative u.s. teen survey. snapshot..

Limitations Teen findings are comparator context, not direct evidence about younger children.

findingself-reported

Ninety-five percent of teens had smartphone access and 46% described being online almost constantly.

Locator Device access and internet frequency sections.

Scope U.S. teens; 13-17; United States; The public report does not report a fieldwork window; treat it as an undated representative u.s. teen survey. snapshot..

Limitations Teen findings are comparator context, not direct evidence about younger children.

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Themes

Media & InfluenceTime & Routines

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