Social Media in Education Statistics

Simon Kemp on Data Reportal states that a typical internet user spends almost 2 and a half hours on social media platforms per day. At an average of 143 minutes per day, per user, the world spends 720 billion minutes per day using social platforms. Over a full year, that adds up to more than 260 trillion minutes, or 500 million years of collective human time. (Kemp, 2024) Now that's a lot of likes and scrolls. Social media has been trending exponentially and shows no sign of stopping any time soon.

Social media has been on the rise since the creation of Six Degrees in 1997. It has evolved into a global phenomena. Connecting billions of people each and every day. While the chart above paints a perspective of usage on social media on a world wide scale, below you will find some information breaking this down and looking at how social media impacts young adults as well as the educational setting as a whole.

Americans’ Social Media UseYouTube and Facebook are by far the most used online platforms among U.S. adults. But TikTok's user base has grown significantly in recent years: 33% of U.S. adults now say they use it, up from 21% in 2021.

Teens and Social Media Fact SheetYouTube is the most popular online platform among teens, with roughly nine-in-ten saying they use the site. And more than half of teens report using TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram.

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Preferred social networks of U.S. teens 2023 | StatistaIn a fall 2023 survey, it was found that TikTok was the most important social network for 38 percent of U.S.

Teens Spend Average of 4.8 Hours on Social Media Per DayU.S. teens average nearly five hours a day on social media. Personality traits and parental restrictions greatly affect teen social media usage patterns.

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