In this post, I'll give you all the social media addiction statistics you need to be aware of to moderate your social media use.

The results might surprise you when looking at internet users that are active on social media in each country.

Over 210 million people worldwide suffer from social media addiction.

Teenagers are the 2nd largest group of people affected by social media addiction. Teens ages 13 to 18 years old spend a significant amount of their free time on social media with an average of 3 hours a day.

Gen Z and Millennials are the biggest social media users of all age groups.

56.8% of the world’s total population is active on social media.

90% of people aged 18-29 use social media in some form. 15% of people aged 23-38 admit that they are addicted to social media.

The average person has 8-9 social media accounts. This has doubled since 2013, when the average person just had 4-5 accounts.

The results of which gender uses which platforms are in.

Regional use of social media has a significant effect on the male and female social media statistics.

Today the average time spent on social media is 2 hours and 24 minutes today for people aged 16 to 64.

Facebook and YouTube are still the most used social media platforms today.