Quick Facts
Here are some interesting statistics and statements about children/teens and their use of social media.
- 40% of Twitter users live in the United Sates4 - 73% of online American teens ages 12 to 17 use some form of a social media website3 - Most social networking sites have an age restriction of 13 due to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.1 - On Average, teens who use social networking spend over an hour on sites each day.2 |
- The percentage of teens who blog has dropped since 20063
- 500,000,000 people log on to various social networks everyday2
- Children and teens make up over half of the users of Youtube5
- In 2005 the first video was uploaded to Youtube, just over a year later there were over 65,000 videos being added to the site every day4
- 500,000,000 people log on to various social networks everyday2
- Children and teens make up over half of the users of Youtube5
- In 2005 the first video was uploaded to Youtube, just over a year later there were over 65,000 videos being added to the site every day4
- 130 is the average number of friends for a person on facebook4
- 63% of young adults use the internet at least once a day3 - 25% of youth with cell phones use them to access social media1 - Twitter is most popular with girls aged 14-17 compared to boys and younger teens3 - 20% of teens admit to sexting1 |
1 – Schurgin O'Keeffe, G., Clark-Pearson, K.,& Council on Communications and Media. (2011). Clinical Report—The Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families. Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, 800-804.
2 - O'Dea, B.,& Campbell, D. (n.d.). Human Dimensions in Online Social Networks. JRC, 236-238.
3 – Lenhart, A., Purcell, K., Smith, A., & Zichuhr, K. (2010). Social Media & Mobile Internet Use Among Teens and Young Adults. Washington: Pew internet & American Life Projects.
4 -52 Cool Facts About Social Media. (n.d.). Danny Brown | Social Media Marketing Blog. Retrieved January 26, 2012, from http://dannybrown.me/2010/07/03/cool-facts-about-social-media/
5 –Fascinating Social Media Facts of Year 2010. (n.d.). Social Media Today. Retrieved January 26, 2012, from socialmediatoday.com/soravjain/237864/fascinating-social-media-facts-year-2010
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