A new study released by the Pew Research Center reveals nothing shockingly new for parents of teenagers when it comes to their use of YouTube, TikTok and social media.
If you want a true snapshot of the world, just visit any social media platform. If you want the best this man has to offer, you’ll find a beautiful YouTube video of a man taking his shirt off his back.
On the other hand, if you want to see the worst the world has to offer, check out our silly social media challenges. These can be dangerous. How many times have we heard about challenges that turned deadly?
This story will help you find out which sites your child is visiting.
Pew Research Center has been researching young people and how they use social media for years. We also found out which sites and apps you use the most. One-third of teens admit to using these sites “all the time.”
Want to know what your kids are watching, listening to, and responding to? What platforms are they using? Who is influencing them?
Most popular apps for teens in 2023
One big answer is; YouTube. The biggest app and site that young people use every day is YouTube. 71% of respondents watch YouTube or use the app to interact with other users.
The most popular channel on YouTube this year is PewDiePie, with 111 million subscribers.
YouTube usage is even higher when you consider all age groups of teenagers.
Click here to see which YouTube changes users are subscribed to the most.
Next, how to use tick tock. 63% of teenagers between the ages of 13 and 19 use his TikTok on a daily basis.
Over 1.6 billion people use TikTok.
The third largest user of social media is Snapchat. 60% of teens use Snapchat for everything.
While all apps and social media, no matter the platform, have great things, they also have problems, like this article about Snapchat challenges.
At number four on the list of popular platforms, Instagram takes the spot.
After all, it’s about understanding where children are visiting and what there is that will tempt teenagers whose brains are not yet fully developed.