Instagram

YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram remain the most widely used online platforms among U.S. teens. And teens are less likely to be using Facebook and Twitter (recently renamed X) than they were a decade ago.

More than half of U.S. teens say it would be difficult for them to give up social media. 36% say they spend too much time on social media.

In April 2021, we followed up with many of the same parents surveyed in March 2020 on their children’s use of technology and social media.

Over the years, we have studied how U.S. adults – as well as teens and children – use and engage with Instagram. Here are seven key takeaways.

The gender gap in party identification remains the widest in a quarter century.