* Source adds the following information:
"Data were weighted by age, gender and region to be representative of all 10-18 year olds in the UK."
** Original survey question was phrased as follows:
"How important, or not important, is social media to you?"
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Importance of social media networking among teenagers in UK 2016, by age
This statistic displays the findings of a survey on the distribution of the importance of social media networking among teenagers in the United Kingdom (UK) in January 2016, by age group. During the survey, it was found that ** percent of respondents aged between 13 and 15 years reported that social media was not very important to them.
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ComRes, & BBC. (February 9, 2016). Distribution of the importance of social media networking among teenagers in the United Kingdom (UK) in January 2016, by age group** [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/548740/importance-of-social-media-networking-among-teenagers-in-uk-by-age/
ComRes, und BBC. "Distribution of the importance of social media networking among teenagers in the United Kingdom (UK) in January 2016, by age group**." Chart. February 9, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/548740/importance-of-social-media-networking-among-teenagers-in-uk-by-age/
ComRes, BBC. (2016). Distribution of the importance of social media networking among teenagers in the United Kingdom (UK) in January 2016, by age group**. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/548740/importance-of-social-media-networking-among-teenagers-in-uk-by-age/
ComRes, and BBC. "Distribution of The Importance of Social Media Networking among Teenagers in The United Kingdom (Uk) in January 2016, by Age Group**." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 9 Feb 2016, /statistics/548740/importance-of-social-media-networking-among-teenagers-in-uk-by-age/
ComRes & BBC, Distribution of the importance of social media networking among teenagers in the United Kingdom (UK) in January 2016, by age group** ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/548740/importance-of-social-media-networking-among-teenagers-in-uk-by-age/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Distribution of the importance of social media networking among teenagers in the United Kingdom (UK) in January 2016, by age group** [Graph], ComRes, & BBC, February 9, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/548740/importance-of-social-media-networking-among-teenagers-in-uk-by-age/
