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Social media and mental health in the United Kingdom (UK)

Social media and mental health in the United Kingdom (UK)

This statistics report looks at social media and mental health in the United Kingdom (UK). It examines the effects of social media on sleep, life satisfaction, and overall health, as well as the sensations of social media addiction experienced by users in the United Kingdom. It looks at how people feel about health warnings on platforms, their experiences with harmful content, and the special problems that girls and women face online. Furthermore, it provides a brief examination of the utilization of AI chatbots for advice and therapy.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Active social media users in the United Kingdom (UK) 2025
  • Basic Statistic Most well-known social networks in the UK 2024
  • Basic Statistic Leading social networks in the United Kingdom (UK) 2025, by reach
  • Premium Statistic UK: favorite social networks Q2 2025

Impacts of social media

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  • Basic Statistic UK: young social media users and mental health impacts 2025
  • Basic Statistic UK: young social media users and sleep impacts 2025
  • Basic Statistic UK: young social media users and addiction 2025
  • Basic Statistic UK: young social media users and life satisfaction 2025
  • Basic Statistic UK: young social media users and spending less time online 2025
  • Premium Statistic U.S. and UK men on impact of social media on health 2024
  • Premium Statistic Impacts of child’s screen time according to parents in the UK 2024

Health messages

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  • Premium Statistic UK adults on social media platforms and cigarette‑style health messages 2024
  • Premium Statistic UK adults on social media and cigarette‑style health messages 2024, by gender
  • Premium Statistic UK adults on social media and cigarette‑style health messages 2024, by politics
  • Basic Statistic UK adults on social media and cigarette‑style health messages 2024, by age

Harmful content experiences

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  • Premium Statistic UK social media users experiencing harmful or disturbing content 2025, by type
  • 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
  • Premium Statistic UK Gen Z on experiencing misogynistic content 2025

Girls and young women

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  • Premium Statistic UK girls and women on boys thinking they should look like online images 2018-2024
  • Basic Statistic UK girls and women on online harm and AI concerns 2024
  • Basic Statistic UK girls and women on online harm experienced 2021-2024
  • Basic Statistic UK girls and women from marginalized groups on online harm experienced 2024

Chatbot companions

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  • Basic Statistic Main initial reasons for chatbot companions among adults 2024
  • Basic Statistic Main conversation topics with chatbot companions among adults 2024
  • Premium Statistic Usage frequency of Chatbot companions among adults 2024
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