Topic: Internet usage of teenagers in the United States

Internet usage of teenagers in the United States - Statistics & Facts

Most teenagers today are digital natives, and they are the demographic group that will impact online trends in the near future. In the United States, teens use the internet very frequently – almost half of them are either constantly online or use the internet several times daily, with girls being more likely to use the internet constantly than boys.

Share of U.S. teens using the internet almost constantly
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Share of U.S. teen girls using the internet almost constantly as of 2023
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Share of U.S. 15-17-year-olds using the internet almost constantly as of 2023
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Social Media & User-Generated Content

Favorite social networks of U.S. teens 2012-2023

Video Streaming

U.S. teens: video content consumption 2015-2022, by platform

Use

Technology management challenges for U.S. teens 2022

Internet usage

Frequency of internet usage by U.S. teens 2015-2025
Frequency of internet usage by U.S. teens 2015-2025
Internet usage frequency of teenagers in the United States from 2015 to 2025
U.S. teens constantly using the internet 2024, by gender
U.S. teens constantly using the internet 2024, by gender
Share of of teenagers in the United States constantly using the internet as of October 2024, by gender
U.S. teens constantly using the internet 2024, by ethnicity
U.S. teens constantly using the internet 2024, by ethnicity
Share of of teenagers in the United States constantly using the internet as of October 2024, by ethnicity
U.S. teens constantly using the internet 2024, by age
U.S. teens constantly using the internet 2024, by age
Share of of teenagers in the United States constantly using the internet as of October 2024, by age group
Technology management challenges for U.S. teens 2022
Technology management challenges for U.S. teens 2022
Frequency of technology management challenges occurrence among teenagers in the United States as of November 2022

Device usage

Share of U.S. teenagers with smartphone access 2023, by age
Share of U.S. teenagers with smartphone access 2023, by age
Percentage of teenagers in the United States who have access to a smartphone at home as of October 2023, by age group
Share of U.S. teenagers with smartphone access 2023, by gender
Share of U.S. teenagers with smartphone access 2023, by gender
Percentage of teenagers in the United States who have access to a smartphone at home as of October 2023, by gender
Share of U.S. teenagers with computer access 2023, by age
Share of U.S. teenagers with computer access 2023, by age
Percentage of teenagers in the United States who have access to a desktop or laptop computer at home as of October 2023, by age group
Share of U.S. teenagers with home computer access 2024, by gender
Share of U.S. teenagers with home computer access 2024, by gender
Percentage of teenagers in the United States who have access to a desktop or laptop computer at home as of October 2024, by gender
U.S. teens daily smartphone engagement 2022
U.S. teens daily smartphone engagement 2022
Average daily time spent on smartphones among teenagers in the United States as of November 2022
U.S. teens daily smartphone pickups 2022
U.S. teens daily smartphone pickups 2022
Average number of times teenagers in the United States picked up their smartphones daily as of November 2022

Social media use

U.S. teens: accessed social media platforms 2024, by frequency
U.S. teens: accessed social media platforms 2024, by frequency
Share of teens in the United States who use selected social media platform as of October 2024, by frequency
Share of U.S. teenagers who use Facebook 2024, by age
Share of U.S. teenagers who use Facebook 2024, by age
Percentage of teenagers in the United States who use Facebook as of October 2024, by age group
Share of U.S. teenagers who use Twitter 2023, by age
Share of U.S. teenagers who use Twitter 2023, by age
Percentage of teenagers in the United States who use Twitter as of October 2023, by age group
U.S. teens daily Snapchat engagement 2022
U.S. teens daily Snapchat engagement 2022
Average daily time spent on Snapchat according to teenagers in the United States as of November 2022
U.S. teens daily Instagram engagement 2022
U.S. teens daily Instagram engagement 2022
Average daily time spent on Instagram according to teenagers in the United States as of November 2022
U.S. teens daily TikTok engagement 2022
U.S. teens daily TikTok engagement 2022
Average daily time spent on TikTok according to teenagers in the United States as of November 2022
U.S. teens using social media from 2020-2026, by platform
U.S. teens using social media from 2020-2026, by platform
Share of teens in the United States using selected social networks from 2020 to 2026, by platform
U.S. teens most used social media 2025, by platform
U.S. teens most used social media 2025, by platform
Leading social media apps or sites used by teens in the United States as of October 2025
Favorite social networks of U.S. teens 2012-2023
Favorite social networks of U.S. teens 2012-2023
Most popular social networks of teenagers in the United States from fall 2012 to fall 2023
U.S. young tweens favorite social media apps 2022
U.S. young tweens favorite social media apps 2022
Most popular social media and communication apps among tweenagers aged 11 and 12 years in the United States as of November 2022

Experiences of teens on social media

U.S. teens on reasons why social media has positive effects 2022
U.S. teens on reasons why social media has positive effects 2022
Teenagers in the United States on reasons why social media has a personal positive effect on them as of May 2022
U.S. teens: reasons why social networks have negative effects on them 2022
U.S. teens: reasons why social networks have negative effects on them 2022
Teenagers in the United States on reasons why social media has negative effects on them as of May 2022
U.S. teens feeling they can express freely online 2022, by gender
U.S. teens feeling they can express freely online 2022, by gender
Share of teenagers in the United States who are able to speak their minds freely online as of May 2022, by gender
U.S. teen girls unwanted contact on social media 2022
U.S. teen girls unwanted contact on social media 2022
Unwanted contact by strangers on social media according to adolescent girls in the United States as of December 2022
U.S. teen girls on the effects of using social media platforms 2022
U.S. teen girls on the effects of using social media platforms 2022
Adolescent girls in the United States opinions on the effects of selected social media platforms as of December 2022
U.S. adults on harmfulness of social media usage for teens and kids 2023
U.S. adults on harmfulness of social media usage for teens and kids 2023
Adults in the United States who think social media usage is harmful for teenagers and children under the age of 18 as of October 2023
U.S. adults on harmfulness of social media usage for teens and kids 2023, by age
U.S. adults on harmfulness of social media usage for teens and kids 2023, by age
Adults in the United States who think social media usage is harmful for teenagers and children under the age of 18 as of October 2023, by age group

Screen time and media consumption

U.S. teens average time spent on social networks per day 2023
U.S. teens average time spent on social networks per day 2023
Average daily time spent on social media platforms among teenagers in the United States in 2023 (in hours)
Share of entertainment screen time activities in the U.S 2024, by age
Share of entertainment screen time activities in the U.S 2024, by age
Share of entertainment screen time spent on selected activities in the United States as of December 2024, by age group
U.S. parents limiting children screen time 2022
U.S. parents limiting children screen time 2022
Share of parents in the United States who limit their children screen time as of September 2022
Ways for U.S. parents to limit screen time of their children 2022
Ways for U.S. parents to limit screen time of their children 2022
Ways in which parents in the United States limit the screen time of their children as of September 2022
Hours of screen time allowed for children in the U.S. 2022
Hours of screen time allowed for children in the U.S. 2022
Daily screen time allowed by parents in the United States as of September 2022
Hours of screen time allowed for children in the U.S. 2022, by employment
Hours of screen time allowed for children in the U.S. 2022, by employment
Daily screen time allowed by parents in the United States as of September 2022, by employment status
U.S. parents limiting the screen time of their children 2022, by parents age
U.S. parents limiting the screen time of their children 2022, by parents age
Share of parents in the United States who limit the screen time of their children as of September 2022, by age of the parents

Video content consumption

Most common online activities of U.S. teenagers 2023
Most common online activities of U.S. teenagers 2023
Most performed internet activities by teenagers in the United States as of March 2023
U.S. teens: video content consumption 2015-2022, by platform
U.S. teens: video content consumption 2015-2022, by platform
Share of daily video content consumption among teenagers in the United States from fall 2015 to spring 2022, by platform
Common reasons to watch YouTube videos among teens in the U.S. 2023
Common reasons to watch YouTube videos among teens in the U.S. 2023
Leading reasons for watching videos on YouTube among teenagers in the United States as of April 2023
Common reasons to use TikTok among teens in the U.S. 2023
Common reasons to use TikTok among teens in the U.S. 2023
Leading reasons for using TikTok among teenagers in the United States as of April 2023
U.S. teens preferred app categories 2022, by daily use duration
U.S. teens preferred app categories 2022, by daily use duration
Leading app categories among teenagers in the United States as of November 2022, by average daily duration in minutes

Online advertising

Ad media with the highest purchase intent influence among children in the U.S. 2026
Ad media with the highest purchase intent influence among children in the U.S. 2026
Leading media where children saw an ad for something they asked their parents to get in the United States as of February 2026
Leading media where children saw advertising in the U.S. 2026, by gender
Leading media where children saw advertising in the U.S. 2026, by gender
Leading media where children saw advertising in the United States as of February 2026, by gender
Ad recall among parents watching content with their children in the U.S. 2024
Ad recall among parents watching content with their children in the U.S. 2024
Percentage of parents recalling seeing ads when they last watched content with their children in the United States as of May 2024
Leading media where teenagers saw advertising in the U.S. 2026
Leading media where teenagers saw advertising in the U.S. 2026
Leading media where teenagers saw advertising in the United States as of April 2026

Share of U.S. teens using the internet almost constantly
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Share of U.S. teen girls using the internet almost constantly as of 2023
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Share of U.S. 15-17-year-olds using the internet almost constantly as of 2023
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- Share of U.S. teens having smartphone access at home as of 2023
- 95%
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Share of U.S. teenagers with smartphone access 2023, by age
- Share of U.S. teens having computer access at home as of 2023
- 90%
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Share of U.S. teenagers with computer access 2023, by age
- Share of U.S. teens using a smartphone 3-4 hours daily as of 2022
- **%
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U.S. teens daily smartphone engagement 2022

- Social media platform almost constantly used among U.S. teens
- TikTok
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U.S. teens: accessed social media platforms 2024, by frequency
- Share of U.S. teens using Instagram 2-3 hours daily
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U.S. teens daily Instagram engagement 2022
- Share of U.S. teens using TikTok 2-3 hours daily
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U.S. teens daily TikTok engagement 2022

- Share of U.S. parents limiting their kids’ screen time
- **%
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U.S. parents limiting children screen time 2022
- Share of U.S. parents allowing their kids to use screens only on weekends
- **%
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Ways for U.S. parents to limit screen time of their children 2022
- Share of U.S. parents allowing their kids to use screens 3-4 hours daily
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Hours of screen time allowed for children in the U.S. 2022

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Internet usage of teenagers in the United States - Statistics & Facts

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