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Pew Research CenterApril 8, 2015
Teens, Social Media & Technology Overview 2015

Teens’ Phone, Computer & Console Access

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Teens, Social Media & Technology Overview 2015
Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat Top Social Media Platforms for Teens
Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat Used Most Often by American Teens
Snapchat More Likely to Be Used Most Often by Wealthier Teens; Facebook Most Popular Among Lower Income Youth
Girls Dominate Visually-Oriented Social Media Platforms
Teens’ Phone, Computer & Console Access
73% of Teens Have Access to a Smartphone; 15% Have Only a Basic Phone
More than Half of Teens Have Access to a Tablet; 87% Have a Desktop or Laptop
81% of Teens Have Access to Gaming Consoles
91% of Teens Use the Internet on a Mobile Device
Frequency of Internet Use by Teens
33% of Teens with Cell Phones Use
A Typical Teen Sends and Receives 30 Texts a Day
33% of Girls Use Online Pinboards; 11% of Boys Use Them
17% of Teens Read or Comment on Online Discussion Boards
71% of Teens Play Video Games; Rises to 83% of Teen Boys
47% of Teens Use Video Calling or Chats
71% of Teens are Facebook Users
A Typical Facebook User Has 145 Facebook Friends
Half of American Teens Use Instagram
A Typical Instagram-Using Teen Has 150 Followers
41% of Teens are Snapchat Users
33% of American Teens Use Twitter
Typical Twitter-using Teens Have 95 Twitter Followers
33% of Teens Use Google+
24% of American Teens Use Vine
23% of Teen Girls Use Tumblr
Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat Used Most Often by American Teens
Split in Social Media Used Most Often by Household Income
Lower Income Teens More Likely to Have the Same Friends Across Multiple Social Media Platforms
Margins of Error
11% of Cell-Owning Teens Use Anonymous Sharing or Question Apps
33% of American Teens Use Twitter
24% of teens go online almost constantly

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