As of 2022, ** percent of teenagers aged 17 years in the United Kingdom had a social media profile, while ** percent of teens aged 16 years owned a profile. Over *** in *** children aged three years had a social media profile, and similar figures were seen for those aged four and five years of age. The majority of social media platforms do not allow users under the age of 13 to have a profile on their services.
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Ofcom. (March 29, 2023). Share of children in the United Kingdom who have a social media profile 2022, by age [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/272509/children-active-on-social-media-in-the-uk-by-age/
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