Teens and Social Media Fact Sheet

Rubén Weinsteiner

Explore the patterns and trends of U.S. teens’ experiences on different online platforms below.

Which online platforms are most common among teens

YouTube tops the list among teens, with roughly nine-in-ten saying they use the platform. TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram also remain popular – more than half of teens report using each of these sites. 

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% of U.S. teens ages 13 to 17 who say they ever use the following apps or sites

Note: Figures from 2015 depicted above were collected from 2014 to 2015. Those who did not give an answer are not shown

Source: Surveys of U.S. teens conducted 2014-2023.

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% of U.S. teens ages 13 to 17 who say they ever use the following apps or sites

Note: Figures from 2015 depicted above were collected from 2014 to 2015. Those who did not give an answer are not shown Source: Surveys of U.S. teens conducted 2014-2023. How use of online platforms by teens differs across demographic groups Usage of the major online platforms can vary among teens by factors such as age, gender, and race and ethnicity.1 % of U.S. teens ages 13 to 17 who say they ever use the following apps or sites Note: White and Black teens include those who report being only one race and are not Hispanic. Hispanic teens are of any race. Those who did not give an answer are not shown. Source: Survey of U.S. teens conducted Sept. 26-Oct. 23, 2023. Note: White and Black teens include those who report being only one race and are not Hispanic. Hispanic teens are of any race. Those who did not give an answer are not shown. Source: Survey of U.S. teens conducted Sept. 26-Oct. 23, 2023. Note: White and Black teens include those who report being only one race and are not Hispanic. Hispanic teens are of any race. Those who did not give an answer are not shown. Source: Survey of U.S. teens conducted Sept. 26-Oct. 23, 2023.   Note: White and Black teens include those who report being only one race and are not Hispanic. Hispanic teens are of any race. Those who did not give an answer are not shown. Source: Survey of U.S. teens conducted Sept. 26-Oct. 23, 2023. How often teens visit online platforms Many teens are on social media daily – if not constantly – but daily use varies by platform. About seven-in-ten U.S. teens say they visit YouTube every day – including 16% who do so almost constantly. TikTok follows with 58% who say they visit it daily, while far fewer report daily use of Facebook. % of U.S. teens ages 13 to 17 who say they visit or use the following apps or sites …   Figures may not add up to NET values due to rounding. Those who did not give an answer are not shown. Source: Survey of U.S. teens conducted Sept. 26-Oct. 23, 2023. Which teens constantly visit online platforms Differences emerge among teens, including by gender and race and ethnicity, on whether they say they are on these platforms almost constantly. % of U.S. teens ages 13 to 17 who say they visit or use the following apps or sites almost constantly