Teens' Social Media Use Rises

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Nearly half of U.S. teens say they're online 'almost constantly'

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Nearly half ( 46 percent ) of today 's teens aged 13 to 17 say they're online almost constantly.

16 percent said they're "almost constantly" on TikTok , while 15 percent said the same about YouTube , 13 percent about Snapchat, 12 percent about Instagram, and three percent on Facebook.

This figure is consistent with 2022 and 2023 research, but this is a 24 percent increase from a decade ago .

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