YouTube is the most popular social media among teens, followed by TikTok – CBS News

YouTube and TikTok’s popularity among teens has skyrocketed in recent years, while other social media platforms, like Facebook, have seen a decrease in teen using their service. A whopping 95% of kids ages 13 to 17 say they use YouTube, according to the Pew Research Center. And 19% say they use YouTube almost constantly,Pew compared the social media usage of teens in 2022 to seven years ago. After YouTube, TikTok is second most popular among this age group, with 67% of 13 to 17 saying they use it. On top of that, 16% say they use TikTok almost constantly. Pew’s 2014 to 2015 survey found 71% of teens used Facebook. The new survey found 32% use it in 2022. Like YouTube and TikTok, teens’ use of Snapchat and Instagram has also increased in the past seven years. Twitter and Tumbler usage decreased.In 2022, a vast majority of teens – 55% – say they spend the right amount of time on social media apps and sites. But 54% say it would be somewhat hard to give up.  About 36% admitted they spend too much time on social media and only 8% said they spend too little time on social media. Older teens…
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