{"id":92763,"date":"2022-08-10T09:50:40","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T14:50:40","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-12-09T16:00:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T21:00:39","slug":"teens-social-media-and-technology-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2022\/08\/10\/teens-social-media-and-technology-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Teens, Social Media and Technology 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2022\/08\/10\/teens-social-media-and-technology-2022\/pi_2022-08-10_teenstech_featured-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-139065\"><img data-dominant-color=\"5b4033\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #5b4033;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" 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https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PI_2022.08.10_TeensTech_featured.png?resize=268,151 268w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PI_2022.08.10_TeensTech_featured.png?resize=536,302 536w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PI_2022.08.10_TeensTech_featured.png?resize=194,110 194w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PI_2022.08.10_TeensTech_featured.png?resize=148,84 148w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PI_2022.08.10_TeensTech_featured.png?resize=296,168 296w\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Maskot\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);--block-gap: inherit\" class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible has-background has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-border-color has-ui-beige-dark-border-color\" id=\"how-we-did-this\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/collapsible&quot;}\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;collapsibleId&quot;:&quot;how-we-did-this&quot;,&quot;isOpen&quot;:false}\" data-wp-class--is-open=\"context.isOpen\" data-wp-init--scroll-into-view=\"callbacks.onInitScrollIntoView\"><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__title\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"><div>How we did this<\/div><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__icon\"><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"context.isOpen\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-plus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!context.isOpen\" hidden><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-minus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__content\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center conducted this study to better understand teens\u2019 use of digital devices, social media and other online platforms. For this analysis, we surveyed 1,316 U.S. teens. The survey was conducted online by Ipsos from April 14 to May 4, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This research was reviewed and approved by an external institutional review board (IRB), Advarra, which is an independent committee of experts that specializes in helping to protect the rights of research participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ipsos recruited the teens via their parents who were a part of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipsos.com\/en-us\/solutions\/public-affairs\/knowledgepanel\">KnowledgePanel<\/a>, a probability-based web panel recruited primarily through national, random sampling of residential addresses. The survey is weighted to be representative of U.S. teens ages 13 to 17 who live with parents by age, gender, race, ethnicity, household income and other categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The trend data in this report comes from a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2015\/04\/09\/teens-social-media-technology-2015\/\">Center survey<\/a> on the same topic conducted from Sept. 25, 2014, to Oct. 9, 2014, and from Feb. 10, 2015, to March 16, 2015. The survey was fielded by the GfK Group on its KnowledgePanel, which was later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipsos.com\/en-us\/news-polls\/ipsos-acquire-4-global-divisions-gfk-research\">acquired by Ipsos<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/08\/PI_2022.08.10_Teens-and-Tech_TOPLINE.pdf\">questions used&nbsp;for this report<\/a>, along with responses, and&nbsp;its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2022\/08\/10\/teens-and-tech-methodology\">methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-139073\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2022\/08\/10\/teens-social-media-and-technology-2022\/pj_2022-08-10_teens-and-tech_0-01a-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f0f0ef\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"1144\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-01a.png\" alt=\"Since 2014-15, TikTok has arisen; Facebook usage has dropped; Instagram, Snapchat have grown\" class=\"wp-image-139073 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f0f0ef; width:310px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-01a.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-01a.png?resize=163,300 163w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-01a.png?resize=555,1024 555w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-01a.png?resize=219,405 219w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-01a.png?resize=200,369 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-01a.png?resize=260,480 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-01a.png?resize=310,572 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-01a.png?resize=420,775 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-01a.png?resize=160,295 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-01a.png?resize=320,590 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><em><em>For the latest survey data on social media and tech use among teens, see \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2024\/12\/12\/teens-social-media-and-technology-2024\/https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2025\/12\/09\/teens-social-media-and-ai-chatbots-2025\/\">Teens, Social Media and<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2024\/12\/12\/teens-social-media-and-technology-2024\/https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2025\/12\/09\/teens-social-media-and-ai-chatbots-2025\/\">\u00a0<\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2024\/12\/12\/teens-social-media-and-technology-2024\/https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2025\/12\/09\/teens-social-media-and-ai-chatbots-2025\/\">AI Chatbots 2025<\/a>.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The landscape of social media is ever-changing, especially among teens who often are on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/07\/16\/style\/taylor-lorenz-internet-culture-reporting.html\">the leading edge<\/a> of this space. A new Pew Research Center survey of American teenagers ages 13 to 17 finds TikTok has rocketed in popularity since its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-53640724\">North American debut several years ago<\/a> and now is a top social media platform for teens among the platforms covered in this survey. Some 67% of teens say they ever use TikTok, with 16% of all teens saying they use it almost constantly. Meanwhile, the share of teens who say they use Facebook, a dominant social media platform among teens in the Center\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2015\/04\/09\/teens-social-media-technology-2015\/\">2014-15 survey<\/a>, has plummeted from 71% then to 32% today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">YouTube tops the 2022 teen online landscape among the platforms covered in the Center\u2019s new survey, as it is used by 95% of teens. TikTok is next on the list of platforms that were asked about in this survey (67%), followed by Instagram and Snapchat, which are both used by about six-in-ten teens. After those platforms come Facebook with 32% and smaller shares who use Twitter, Twitch, WhatsApp, Reddit and Tumblr.[1. A <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2018\/05\/31\/teens-social-media-technology-2018\/\">2018 Center survey<\/a> also asked U.S. teens about their technology adoption and usage. Direct comparisons cannot be made across the two surveys due to differences in the ways the surveys were conducted.] <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Changes in the social media landscape since 2014-15 extend beyond TikTok\u2019s rise and Facebook\u2019s fall. Growing shares of teens say they are using Instagram and Snapchat since then. Conversely, Twitter and Tumblr saw declining shares of teens who report using their platforms. And two of the platforms the Center tracked in the earlier survey \u2013 Vine and Google+ \u2013 no longer exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are some notable demographic differences in teens\u2019 social media choices. For example, teen boys are more likely than teen girls to say they use YouTube, Twitch and Reddit, whereas teen girls are more likely than teen boys to use TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat. In addition, higher shares of Black and Hispanic teens report using TikTok, Instagram, Twitter and WhatsApp compared with White teens.[2. There were not enough Asian American respondents in the sample to be broken out into a separate analysis. As always, their responses are incorporated into the general population figures throughout the report.] <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This study also explores the frequency with which teens are on each of the top five online platforms: YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook. Fully 35% of teens say they are using at least one of them \u201calmost constantly.\u201d Teen TikTok and Snapchat users are particularly engaged with these platforms, followed by teen YouTube users in close pursuit. A quarter of teens who use Snapchat or TikTok say they use these apps almost constantly, and a fifth of teen YouTube users say the same. When looking at teens overall, 19% say they use YouTube almost constantly, 16% say this about TikTok, and 15% about Snapchat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2022\/08\/10\/teens-social-media-and-technology-2022\/pj_2022-08-10_teens-and-tech_0-02-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-139112\"><img data-dominant-color=\"edeef0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"618\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-02.png\" alt=\"About one-in-five teens visit or use YouTube \u2018almost constantly\u2019\" class=\"wp-image-139112 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #edeef0; width:640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-02.png 1280w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-02.png?resize=300,145 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-02.png?resize=768,371 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-02.png?resize=1024,494 1024w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-02.png?resize=839,405 839w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-02.png?resize=200,97 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-02.png?resize=260,126 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-02.png?resize=310,150 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-02.png?resize=420,203 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-02.png?resize=640,309 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-02.png?resize=740,357 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-02.png?resize=160,77 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-02.png?resize=320,155 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2022\/08\/10\/teens-social-media-and-technology-2022\/pj_2022-08-10_teens-and-tech_0-03b-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-139063\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e0e4e5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"984\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-03b.png\" alt=\"54% of teens say it would be hard to give up social media\" class=\"wp-image-139063 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e0e4e5; width:310px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-03b.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-03b.png?resize=189,300 189w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-03b.png?resize=255,405 255w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-03b.png?resize=200,317 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-03b.png?resize=260,413 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-03b.png?resize=310,492 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-03b.png?resize=420,667 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-03b.png?resize=160,254 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-03b.png?resize=320,508 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When reflecting on the amount of time they spend on social media generally, a majority of U.S. teens (55%) say they spend about the right amount of time on these apps and sites, while about a third of teens (36%) say they spend too much time on social media. Just 8% of teens think they spend too little time on these platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked about the idea of giving up social media, 54% of teens say it would be at least somewhat hard to give it up, while 46% say it would be at least somewhat easy. Teen girls are more likely than teen boys to express it would be difficult to give up social media (58% vs. 49%). Conversely, a quarter of teen boys say giving up social media would be very easy, while 15% of teen girls say the same. Older teens also say they would have difficulty giving up social media. About six-in-ten teens ages 15 to 17 (58%) say giving up social media would be at least somewhat difficult to do. A smaller share of 13- to 14-year-olds (48%) think this would be difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond just online platforms, the new survey finds that the vast majority of teens have access to digital devices, such as smartphones (95%), <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2022\/06\/02\/how-teens-navigate-school-during-covid-19\/#teen-computer-access-at-home-differs-by-parent-s-level-of-education-household-income\">desktop or laptop computers<\/a> (90%) and gaming consoles (80%). And the study shows there has been an uptick in daily teen internet users, from 92% in 2014-15 to 97% today. In addition, the share of teens who say they are online almost constantly has roughly doubled since 2014-15 (46% now and 24% then).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are some of the findings from an online survey of 1,316 teens conducted by the Pew Research Center from April 14 to May 4, 2022. More details about the findings on adoption and use of digital technologies by teens are covered below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;smartphones-desktop-and-laptop-computers-and-gaming-consoles-remain-widely-accessible-to-teens&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"smartphones-desktop-and-laptop-computers-and-gaming-consoles-remain-widely-accessible-to-teens\">Smartphones, desktop and laptop computers, and gaming consoles remain widely accessible to teens<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2022\/08\/10\/teens-social-media-and-technology-2022\/pj_2022-08-10_teens-and-tech_0-04-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-139109\"><img data-dominant-color=\"dadfe6\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"732\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-04.png\" alt=\"Nearly all teens in 2022 have access to a smartphone, up from 73% in 2014-15\" class=\"wp-image-139109 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dadfe6; width:310px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-04.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-04.png?resize=254,300 254w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-04.png?resize=343,405 343w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-04.png?resize=200,236 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-04.png?resize=260,307 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-04.png?resize=310,366 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-04.png?resize=420,496 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-04.png?resize=160,189 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-04.png?resize=320,378 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 2014-15, there has been a 22 percentage point rise in the share of teens who report having access to a smartphone (95% now and 73% then). While teens\u2019 access to smartphones has increased over roughly the past eight years, their access to other digital technologies, such as desktop or laptop computers or gaming consoles, has remained statistically unchanged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey shows there are differences in access to these digital devices for certain groups. For instance, teens ages 15 to 17 (98%) are more likely to have access to a smartphone than their 13- to 14-year-old counterparts (91%). In addition, teen boys are 21 points more likely to say they have access to gaming consoles than teen girls \u2013 a pattern that has been reported <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2015\/08\/06\/chapter-3-video-games-are-key-elements-in-friendships-for-many-boys\/\">in prior Center research<\/a>.[3. A <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2015\/08\/06\/chapter-3-video-games-are-key-elements-in-friendships-for-many-boys\/\">2018 Center survey<\/a> also asked U.S teens about their video gaming habits. Direct comparisons cannot be made across the two surveys due to differences in the ways the surveys were conducted. Still, there are common patterns between the two separate surveys; for example, teen boys were more likely to report access to a gaming console or that they play video games than teen girls.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2022\/08\/10\/teens-social-media-and-technology-2022\/pj_2022-08-10_teens-and-tech_0-05-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-139107\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d7dee8\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"1142\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-05.png\" alt=\"Teens living in lower-income households are less likely to report having a computer, gaming console\" class=\"wp-image-139107 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d7dee8; width:420px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-05.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-05.png?resize=221,300 221w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-05.png?resize=768,1044 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-05.png?resize=753,1024 753w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-05.png?resize=298,405 298w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-05.png?resize=200,272 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-05.png?resize=260,353 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-05.png?resize=310,421 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-05.png?resize=420,571 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-05.png?resize=640,870 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-05.png?resize=740,1006 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-05.png?resize=160,218 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-05.png?resize=320,435 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Access to computers and gaming consoles also differs by teens\u2019 household income. U.S. teens living in households that make $75,000 or more annually are 12 points more likely to have access to gaming consoles and 15 points more likely to have <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2022\/06\/02\/how-teens-navigate-school-during-covid-19\/#teen-computer-access-at-home-differs-by-parent-s-level-of-education-household-income\">access to a desktop or laptop computer<\/a> than teens from households with incomes under $30,000. These gaps in teen computer and gaming console access are consistent with <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2015\/04\/09\/a-majority-of-american-teens-report-access-to-a-computer-game-console-smartphone-and-a-tablet\/\">digital divides by household income<\/a> the Center has observed in previous teen surveys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While 72% of U.S. teens say they have access to a smartphone, a computer and a gaming console at home, more affluent teens are particularly likely to have access to all three devices. Fully 76% of teens that live in households that make at least $75,000 a year say they have or have access to a smartphone, a gaming console <em>and<\/em> a desktop or laptop computer, compared with smaller shares of teens from households that make less than $30,000 or teens from households making $30,000 to $74,999 a year who say they have access to all three (60% and 69% of teens, respectively).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;Almost-all-U.S.-teens-report-using-the-internet-daily&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Almost-all-U.S.-teens-report-using-the-internet-daily\">Almost all U.S. teens report using the internet daily<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2022\/08\/10\/teens-social-media-and-technology-2022\/pj_2022-08-10_teens-and-tech_0-06b-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-139062\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e4e8ec\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"840\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-06b.png\" alt=\"Nearly half of teens now say they use the internet \u2018almost constantly\u2019\" class=\"wp-image-139062 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e4e8ec; width:310px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-06b.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-06b.png?resize=221,300 221w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-06b.png?resize=299,405 299w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-06b.png?resize=200,271 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-06b.png?resize=260,352 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-06b.png?resize=310,420 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-06b.png?resize=420,569 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-06b.png?resize=160,217 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-06b.png?resize=320,434 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The share of teens who say they use the internet about once a day or more has grown slightly since 2014-15. Today, 97% of teens say they use the internet daily, compared with 92% of teens in 2014-15 who said the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, the share of teens who say they use the internet almost constantly has gone up: 46% of teens say they use the internet almost constantly, up from only about a quarter (24%) of teenagers who said the same in 2014-15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2022\/08\/10\/teens-social-media-and-technology-2022\/pj_2022-08-10_teens-and-tech_0-07b-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-139061\"><img data-dominant-color=\"cdd5de\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"990\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-07b.png\" alt=\"Black, Hispanic teens more likely than White teens to say they are online almost constantly\" class=\"wp-image-139061 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #cdd5de; width:310px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-07b.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-07b.png?resize=188,300 188w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-07b.png?resize=254,405 254w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-07b.png?resize=200,319 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-07b.png?resize=260,415 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-07b.png?resize=310,495 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-07b.png?resize=420,671 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-07b.png?resize=160,255 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-07b.png?resize=320,511 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black and Hispanic teens stand out for being on the internet more frequently than White teens. Some 56% of Black teens and 55% of Hispanic teens say they are online almost constantly, compared with 37% of White teens. The difference between Hispanic and White teens on this measure is consistent with previous findings when it comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2018\/05\/31\/teens-social-media-technology-2018\/#:~:text=A%20growing%20share%20of%20teens%20describe%20their%20internet%20use%20as%20near%2Dconstant\">frequent internet use<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, older teens are more likely to be online almost constantly. Some 52% of 15- to 17-year-olds say they use the internet almost constantly, while 36% of 13- to 14-year-olds say the same. Another demographic pattern in \u201calmost constant\u201d internet use: 53% of urban teens report being online almost constantly, while somewhat smaller shares of suburban and rural teens say the same (44% and 43%, respectively).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Slight differences are seen among those who say they engage in \u201calmost constant\u201d internet use based on household income. A slightly larger share of teens from households making $30,000 to $74,999 annually report using the internet almost constantly, compared with teens from homes making at least $75,000 (51% and 43%, respectively). Teens who live in households making under $30,000 do not significantly differ from either group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;The-social-media-landscape-has-shifted&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"The-social-media-landscape-has-shifted\">The social media landscape has shifted<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This survey asked whether U.S. teens use 10 specific online platforms: YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter, Twitch, WhatsApp, Reddit and Tumblr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">YouTube stands out as the most common online platform teens use out of the platforms measured, with 95% saying they ever use this site or app. Majorities also say they use TikTok (67%), Instagram (62%) and Snapchat (59%). Instagram and Snapchat use has grown since asked about in 2014-15, when roughly half of teens said they used Instagram (52%) and about four-in-ten said they used Snapchat (41%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2022\/08\/10\/teens-social-media-and-technology-2022\/pj_2022-08-10_teens-and-tech_0-08-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-139102\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e1e5eb\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"888\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-08.png\" alt=\"Majority of teens use YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat; share of teens who use Facebook dropped sharply from 2014-15 to now\" class=\"wp-image-139102 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e1e5eb; width:640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-08.png 1280w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-08.png?resize=300,208 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-08.png?resize=768,533 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-08.png?resize=1024,710 1024w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-08.png?resize=584,405 584w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-08.png?resize=200,139 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-08.png?resize=260,180 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-08.png?resize=310,215 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-08.png?resize=420,291 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-08.png?resize=640,444 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-08.png?resize=740,513 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-08.png?resize=160,111 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-08.png?resize=320,222 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The share of teens using Facebook has declined sharply in the past decade. Today, 32% of teens report ever using Facebook, down 39 points since 2014-15, when 71% said they ever used the platform. Although today\u2019s teens do not use Facebook as extensively as teens in previous years, the platform still enjoys widespread usage among adults, as seen in <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2021\/04\/07\/social-media-use-in-2021\/\">other recent Center studies<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other social media platforms have also seen decreases in usage among teens since 2014-15. Some 23% of teens now say they ever use Twitter, compared with 33% in 2014-15. Tumblr has seen a similar decline. While 14% of teens in 2014-15 reported using Tumblr, just 5% of teens today say they use this platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The online platforms teens flock to differ slightly based on gender. Teen girls are more likely than teen boys to say they ever use TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat, while boys are more likely to use Twitch and Reddit. Boys also report using YouTube at higher rates than girls, although the vast majority of teens use this platform regardless of gender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2022\/08\/10\/teens-social-media-and-technology-2022\/pj_2022-08-10_teens-and-tech_0-09b-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-139058\"><img data-dominant-color=\"c8d1de\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1112\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-09b.png\" alt=\"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\" class=\"wp-image-139058 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #c8d1de; width:640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-09b.png 1280w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-09b.png?resize=300,261 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-09b.png?resize=768,667 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-09b.png?resize=1024,890 1024w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-09b.png?resize=466,405 466w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-09b.png?resize=200,174 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-09b.png?resize=260,226 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-09b.png?resize=310,269 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-09b.png?resize=420,365 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-09b.png?resize=640,556 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-09b.png?resize=740,643 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-09b.png?resize=160,139 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-09b.png?resize=320,278 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teens\u2019 use of certain online platforms also differs by race and ethnicity. Black and Hispanic teens are more likely than White teens to say they ever use TikTok, Instagram, Twitter or WhatsApp. Black teens also stand out for being more likely to use TikTok compared with Hispanic teens, while Hispanic teens are more likely than their peers to use WhatsApp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Older teens are more likely than younger teens to say they use each of the online platforms asked about except for YouTube and WhatsApp. Instagram is an especially notable example, with a majority of teens ages 15 to 17 (73%) saying they ever use Instagram, compared with 45% of teens ages 13 to 14 who say the same (a 28-point gap).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite Facebook losing its dominance in the social media world with this new cohort of teens, higher shares of those living in lower- and middle-income households gravitate toward Facebook than their peers who live in more affluent households: 44% of teens living in households earning less than $30,000 a year and 39% of teens from households earning $30,000 to less than $75,000 a year say they ever use Facebook, while 27% of those from households earning $75,000 or more a year say the same. Differences in Facebook use by household income were found in <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2018\/05\/31\/teens-social-media-technology-2018\/\">previous Center surveys<\/a> as well (however the differences by household income were more pronounced in the past).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2022\/08\/10\/teens-social-media-and-technology-2022\/pj_2022-08-10_teens-and-tech_0-10-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-139096\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d1d7de\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"820\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-10.png\" alt=\"Roughly one-in-five teens are almost constantly on YouTube; only 2% say the same for Facebook\" class=\"wp-image-139096 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d1d7de; width:420px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-10.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-10.png?resize=300,293 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-10.png?resize=768,750 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-10.png?resize=415,405 415w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-10.png?resize=200,195 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-10.png?resize=260,254 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-10.png?resize=310,303 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-10.png?resize=420,410 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-10.png?resize=640,625 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-10.png?resize=740,722 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-10.png?resize=160,156 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-10.png?resize=320,312 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it comes to the frequency that teens use the top five platforms the survey looked at, YouTube and TikTok stand out as the platforms teens use most frequently. About three-quarters of teens visit YouTube at least daily, including 19% who report using the site or app almost constantly. A majority of teens (58%) visit TikTok daily, while about half say the same for Snapchat (51%) and Instagram (50%). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking within teens who use a given platform, TikTok and Snapchat stand out for having larger shares of teenage users who visit these platforms regularly. Fully 86% of teen TikTok or Snapchat users say they are on that platform daily and a quarter of teen users for both of these platforms say they are on the site or app almost constantly. Somewhat smaller shares of teen YouTube users (20%) and teen Instagram users (16%) say they are on those respective platforms almost constantly (about eight-in-ten teen users are on these platforms daily).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not only is there a smaller share of teenage Facebook users than there was in 2014-15, teens who <em>do<\/em> use Facebook are also relatively less frequent users of the platform compared with the other platforms covered in this survey. Just 7% of teen Facebook users say they are on the site or app almost constantly (representing 2% of all teens). Still, about six-in-ten teen Facebook users (57%) visit the platform daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across these five platforms, 35% of all U.S. teens say they are on at least one of them almost constantly. While this is not a comprehensive rundown of all teens who use any kind of online platform almost constantly, this 35% of teens represent a group of relatively heavy platform users and they clearly have different views about their use of social media compared with those who say they use at least one of these platforms, though less often than \u201calmost constantly.\u201d Those findings are covered in a later section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2022\/08\/10\/teens-social-media-and-technology-2022\/pj_2022-08-10_teens-and-tech_0-11-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-139094\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f2f2f2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"1040\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-11.png\" alt=\"Black, Hispanic teens more likely than White teens to say they are almost constantly on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram\" class=\"wp-image-139094 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f2f2f2; width:420px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-11.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-11.png?resize=242,300 242w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-11.png?resize=768,951 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-11.png?resize=827,1024 827w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-11.png?resize=327,405 327w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-11.png?resize=200,248 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-11.png?resize=260,322 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-11.png?resize=310,384 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-11.png?resize=420,520 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-11.png?resize=640,792 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-11.png?resize=740,916 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-11.png?resize=160,198 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-11.png?resize=320,396 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Larger shares of Black and Hispanic teens say they are on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram almost constantly than White teens. For example, Black and Hispanic teens are roughly five times more likely than White teens to say they are on Instagram almost constantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hispanic teens are more likely to be frequent users of Snapchat than White or Black teens: 23% of Hispanic teens say they use this social media platform almost constantly, while 12% of White teens and 11% of Black teens say the same. There are no racial and ethnic differences in teens\u2019 frequency of Facebook usage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, Hispanic (47%) and Black teens (45%) are more likely than White teens (26%) to say they use at least one of these five online platforms almost constantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;slight-majorities-of-teens-see-the-amount-of-time-they-spend-on-social-media-as-about-right-and-say-it-would-be-hard-to-give-up&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"slight-majorities-of-teens-see-the-amount-of-time-they-spend-on-social-media-as-about-right-and-say-it-would-be-hard-to-give-up\">Slight majorities of teens see the amount of time they spend on social media as about right and say it would be hard to give up<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2022\/08\/10\/teens-social-media-and-technology-2022\/pj_2022-08-10_teens-and-tech_0-12a-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-139069\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e7e8e9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"1352\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-12a.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-139069 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e7e8e9; width:310px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-12a.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-12a.png?resize=138,300 138w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-12a.png?resize=470,1024 470w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-12a.png?resize=186,405 186w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-12a.png?resize=200,436 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-12a.png?resize=260,567 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-12a.png?resize=310,676 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-12a.png?resize=420,916 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-12a.png?resize=147,320 147w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-12a.png?resize=293,640 293w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As social media use has become a common part of many teens\u2019 daily routine, the Center asked U.S. teens how they feel about the amount of time they are spending on social media. A slight majority (55%) say the amount of time they spend of social media is about right, and smaller shares say they spend too much time or too little time on these platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While a majority of teen boys and half of teen girls say they spend about the right amount of time on social media, this sentiment is more common among boys. Teen girls are more likely than their male counterparts to say they spend too much time on social media. In addition, White teens are more likely to see their time using social media as about right compared with Hispanic teens. Black teens do not differ from either group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This analysis also explored how teens who frequently use these platforms may feel about their time on them and how those feelings may differ from teens who use these sites and apps less frequently. To do this, two groups were constructed. The first group is the 35% of teens who say they use at least one of the five platforms this survey covered \u2013 YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat or Facebook \u2013 almost constantly. The other group consists of teens who say they use these platforms but not as frequently \u2013 that is, they use at least one of these five platforms but use them less often than \u201calmost constantly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked how they feel about the time they spend on social media, 53% of teens who almost constantly use at least one of the platforms say they are on social media too much, while about three-in-ten teens (28%) who use at least one of these platforms but less often say the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teens who are almost constantly online \u2013 not just on social media \u2013 also stand out for saying they spend too much time on social media: 51% say they are on social media too much. By comparison, 26% of teens who are online several times a day say they are on social media too much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2022\/08\/10\/teens-social-media-and-technology-2022\/pj_2022-08-10_teens-and-tech_0-13c-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-139057\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e0e5e5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"1334\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-13c.png\" alt=\"Older teens are more likely than younger teens to say it would be hard to give up social media\" class=\"wp-image-139057 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e0e5e5; width:420px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-13c.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-13c.png?resize=189,300 189w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-13c.png?resize=768,1220 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-13c.png?resize=645,1024 645w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-13c.png?resize=255,405 255w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-13c.png?resize=200,318 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-13c.png?resize=260,413 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-13c.png?resize=310,492 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-13c.png?resize=420,667 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-13c.png?resize=640,1016 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-13c.png?resize=740,1175 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-13c.png?resize=160,254 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/PJ_2022.08.10_teens-and-tech_0-13c.png?resize=320,508 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When reflecting on what it would be like to try to quit social media, teens are somewhat divided whether this would be easy or difficult. Some 54% of U.S. teens say it would be very (18%) or somewhat hard (35%) for them to give up social media. Conversely, 46% of teens say it would be at least somewhat easy for them to give up social media, with a fifth saying it would be very easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teenage girls are slightly more likely to say it would be hard to give up social media than teen boys (58% vs. 49%). A similar gap is seen between older and younger teens, with teens 15 to 17 years old being more likely than 13- and 14-year-olds to say it would be at least somewhat hard to give up social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A majority of teens who use at least one of the platforms asked about in the survey \u201calmost constantly\u201d say it would be hard to give up social media, with 32% saying it would be very hard. 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