A fifth of US teens use YouTube 'almost constantly,' with TikTok not far behind
Pew surveyed 1,316 teens aged 13 to 17 in April and May. It found that boys were more likely to use YouTube, Twitch and Reddit and girls were more likely to say they access TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat. More Black and Hispanic teens said they used TikTok, Instagram, Twitter and WhatsApp than white teens.
Even though over half of teens said they'd find it hard to give up social media, 36 percent admitted they spent too much time on the platforms. Around 55 percent said their usage levels were"about right." Meanwhile, 97 percent of teens now use the internet every day, with 46 percent saying they're online almost all the time.
The poll found that 95 percent of teens have access to a smartphone , while 90 percent can access a desktop or laptop computer, up from 87 percent in the previous survey. Curiously, the percentage of teens who say they have access to a gaming console has fallen slightly, from 81 percent to 80 percent.
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