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Social media and teenage mental health

Statistics report about social media and teenage mental health

This report gives a broad look at how teens' use of social media affects their mental health. It addresses the risks and exposures to toxic content, the harmful content on TikTok and Facebook, and the opinions of parents and teens on the effects of mental health on social media.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Forecast Number of social network users worldwide 2017-2030
  • Basic Statistic Most used social networks 2025, by number of users
  • Premium Statistic Leading social media usage reasons worldwide 2025
  • Premium Statistic Leading health problems worldwide 2025
  • Basic Statistic Mental health effects of social media for users in the U.S. 2025

Parents

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults on social networks displaying health warnings 2024, by age group
  • Basic Statistic U.S. parents concerns around teen mental health 2024
  • Premium Statistic Parents in the U.S. tracking their children with selected tools 2024
  • Premium Statistic Parents in the U.S. discovering kids were disobeying thanks to online tracking 2024

U.S. teens on social media

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. teens concerns around mental health 2024
  • Basic Statistic U.S. teens spending too much time on social media 2022-2024
  • Premium Statistic U.S. teens on impact of social media on themselves and peers 2024
  • Premium Statistic U.S. teens on impact of social media on their lives and habits 2024
  • Premium Statistic U.S. teens on impact of social media on their lives and habits 2024, by gender

TikTok content

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  • Basic Statistic TikTok: videos removed 2020-2025
  • Basic Statistic TikTok: account removed 2020-2025, by reason
  • Premium Statistic Toxic content recommended to teens on TikTok and YouTube 2024, by type
  • Premium Statistic Types of toxic content recommended to 16-year-old TikTok user 2024
  • Premium Statistic Toxic content recommended to manosphere-curious 16-year-old TikTok user 2024
  • Premium Statistic Types of toxic content recommended to 18-year-old TikTok user 2024
  • Premium Statistic Toxic content recommended to manosphere-curious 18-year-old TikTok user 2024

Facebook content

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  • Basic Statistic Facebook: CSAM content removal as of Q4 2025
  • Basic Statistic Facebook: suicide and self-injury content removal Q2 2019-Q4 2025
  • Basic Statistic Facebook: hate speech content removal per quarter 2017-2025
  • Premium Statistic Facebook: violence and graphic content actions 2017-2025

Risks and exposure

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  • Basic Statistic Global teens experiencing online risks 2023, by online addiction level
  • Premium Statistic UK teen internet experiences of harmful content 2024, by gender
  • Premium Statistic UK teen internet users worried about harmful content 2024, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Children reading fake news online United Kingdom (UK) 2024
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