Having enough free time to do things you want to do is the main value of American teenagers, according to a survey conducted in 2021. About ** percent of all young respondents indicated that having free time was either important or somewhat important. Other core values among teens in the United States were being successful in a career, graduating from college, and having a family of their own.

In 2022, around 20.3 percent of teenagers between ages 16 and 19 were employees while enrolled at school in the United States. This is an increase from the previous year, when 19.4 percent of teenagers were working while in school.

In a fall 2023 survey, it was found that TikTok was the most important social network for 38 percent of U.S. teens. Snapchat ranked second, with 28 percent of teenagers in the United States stating it to be their favorite, ahead of Instagram. Teens and the internet in the United States It is no secret that the young really know what’s what when it comes to new technologies these days. Especially those born in the internet era and who only know of analog telephones and cameras from stories of their elders seem to be constantly online and always following the latest tech trends. In fact, a recent survey shows that some 92 percent of American teens accessed the internet on a daily basis, where 56 claim to connect several times a day, and 24 percent are connected almost constantly to the internet. Furthermore, the move from desktop computers to mobile devices insured that teenagers would be some of the most fervent users of mobile internet, anytime, anywhere.

A March 2023 survey found that over half of teens in the United States accessed the internet to listen to music, as 65 percent of respondents between 13 and 17 years stated so. A further 59 percent said they went online to use social media, while 57 percent watched videos created by other people.

As of October 2023, Facebook usage by teens aged 15 to 17 years in the United States was ** percent. Social network usage was slightly lower among the younger age group. According to the survey, ** percent of U.S. teens used Facebook overall.

As of 2023, the third leading cause of death among teenagers aged 15 to 19 years in the United States was intentional self-harm or suicide, contributing to around 17 percent of deaths among this age group. The leading cause of death at that time was unintentional injuries, contributing to around 38.6 percent of deaths, while 20.7 percent of all deaths in this age group were due to assault or homicide. Cancer and heart disease, the overall leading causes of death in the United States, are also among the leading causes of death among U.S. teenagers. Adolescent suicide in the United States In 2021, around 22 percent of students in grades 9 to 12 reported that they had seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year. Female students were around twice as likely to report seriously considering suicide compared to male students. In 2023, New Mexico had the highest rate of suicides among U.S. teenagers, with around 28 deaths per 100,000 teenagers, followed by Idaho with a rate of 22.5 per 100,000. The states with the lowest death rates among adolescents are New Jersey and New York. Mental health treatment Suicidal thoughts are a clear symptom of mental health issues. Mental health issues are not rare among children and adolescents, and treatment for such issues has become increasingly accepted and accessible. In 2021, around 15 percent of boys and girls aged 5 to 17 years had received some form of mental health treatment in the past year. At that time, around 35 percent of youths aged 12 to 17 years in the United States who were receiving specialty mental health services were doing so because they had thought about killing themselves or had already tried to kill themselves.

According to a 2023 survey conducted in the United States, teenagers spent an average of 4.8 hours every day on social media platforms. Girls spent 5.3 hours on social networks daily, compared to 4.4 hours for boys. YouTube and TikTok were the most popular online networks among those aged 13 to 19, with 1.9 and 1.5 hours of average daily engagement, respectively. The most used platform for girls was TikTok, while the most used platform for boys was YouTube. Are teens constantly connected to social media? YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat are the most attractive and time-consuming platforms for young internet users. A survey conducted in the U.S. in 2023 found that 62 percent of teenagers were almost constantly connected to Instagram, and 17 percent were almost constantly connected to TikTok. Overall, 71 percent of teens used YouTube daily, and 47 percent used Snapchat daily. Furthermore, YouTube had a 93 percent reach among American teens in 2023, down from 95 percent in 2022. Teens and their internet devices For younger generations especially, social media is mostly accessed via mobile devices, and almost all teenagers in the United States have smartphone access. A 2023 survey conducted in the U.S. found that 92 percent of teens aged 13 to 14 years had access to a smartphone at home, as well as 97 percent of those aged 15 to 17. Additionally, U.S. girls were slightly more likely than their male counterparts to have access to a smartphone.

This statistic gives information on the most popular social media sites used by teenage and young adult internet users in the United States as of the third quarter of 2020. During the survey period, it was found that ** percent of responding internet users aged 15 to 25 years used social photo sharing app Instagram.

Despite Snapchat's dominance, Facebook continues to be the more widely used social networking site used by teenagers and young adults7. A total of ** percent of respondents currently use Facebook, compared to ** percent of respondents who stated that they used Snapchat. Yet when teens, whose average age was **, rated their most important social network, Snapchat, Instagram, and Twitter where given more important ratings than Facebook. These social networks are being increasingly visited via mobile devices.

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According to a survey conducted in the United States in 2023, ** percent of social media users aged between 13 and 17 years used YouTube, down from ** percent in 2022. As for TikTok, ** percent of U.S. teens used the app, down from ** percent in 2022. Additionally, Snapchat, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), and Twitch all saw a slight ******* in usage amongst teens in the United States. Facebook and WhatsApp saw increases in usage among this demographic.

A survey conducted in the United States in 2024 found that 16 percent of teenagers were almost constantly connected to TikTok, and ** percent were almost constantly connected to YouTube. Overall, ** percent of teens in the U.S. were on Instagram several times per day, and ** percent connected to Facebook daily.

Between 2015 and 2023, internet usage by teenagers in the United States declined, whereas the share of those who went online constantly almost doubled, from 24 to 46 percent. As of October 2023, the percentage of those using the internet only several times a week or less often was three percent.

According to a survey conducted in the United States in 2022, ** percent of pre-teens were using social media applications. Overall, ** percent of respondents aged 11 to 12 years were using TikTok, and ** percent were using Snapchat. Both TikTok and Snapchat state that users of their apps must be at least 13 years of age, with the latter being in compliance with the U.S. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Even though Discord and Facebook also have age restrictions of 13 years, ** percent and ** percent of pre-teens were using the online platforms, respectively.

As of October 2023, 97 percent of teenage girls in the United States had access to smartphone access at home. Teen boys aged 13 to 17 years had a smartphone access rate of 94 percent. In total, 95 percent of U.S. teens had smartphone access at home.

Compared to 2005, American teenagers in 2021 were less likely to believe that they will become rich and famous. In a survey conducted in that year, ** percent of teens in the United States thought that it was likely that they were going to be famous one day, about ** percentage points less than what teenagers believe in 2005.

A 2024 survey found that half of the teenagers in the United States between 15 and 17 years old used the internet almost constantly. The share of teens between 13 and 14 years going online frequently was lower, ** percent. Overall, ** percent of U.S. teens surveyed said they used the internet almost continuously.

Between 2005 and 2021, the confidence about the future decreased among American teenagers. According to a survey, ** percent of young respondents were concerned that America's best years might be already behind them, showing an increase of ** percentage points compared to 2005.

According to a survey conducted in the United States in October 2023, 34 percent of adults felt that social media usage was very harmful for teenagers and children. Overall, 29 percent of respondents said that teens and kids' social media usage was somewhat harmful, and 27 percent felt it was extremely harmful. Additionally, around four percent of adults thought social media was completely safe for users under the age of 18.

In 2023, the leading cause of death among teenagers in the United States aged 15 to 19 was accidents or unintentional injuries. At that time, there were 4,937 deaths among teens aged 15 to 19 years due to accidents. Homicide was the second leading cause of death among teens in this age group, with 2,648 deaths.

As of June 2020, ** percent of parents to U.S. teens aged 14 to 17 years stated that their kids were spending more than four hours per day on electronic devices since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Only ** percent of responding parents stated that their teens had used electronic devices daily for more than four hours before the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall, the pandemic triggered a rise in the use of electronic devices among American children under 13 and teenagers with screentime now double that of what it used to be across all age groups. YouTube, Netflix and Instagram dominate In an ongoing survey between 2015 and 2020 it was reported that the most popular video platforms among teens in the U.S. were Netflix and YouTube, and the pandemic has done little to shift that. Cable TV viewership continued to decline throughout 2020, while Hulu rose in popularity during this time. Meanwhile, despite a slight drop in viewership Netflix and YouTube retained their positions as the top two video services after the onset of the pandemic. YouTube and Instagram were also named the most popular social media channels among teens and young adults, as of the third quarter of 2020. Due to their booming popularity, it is no wonder that advertisers have been increasingly targeting these networks, with social media add spend having been on the rise each year since 2017. The biggest growth surge has come from mobile advertising, while spend on desktop advertising has remained nearly the same. Texting and phone calls most preferred during lockdown As most of the world entered lockdown during the peak of the Coronavirus pandemic in April 2020, teens in the U.S. were asked which technologies they had used to virtually connect with friends and family during this time. 'Texting' was the most preferred method, named by over ** percent followed by phone calls. Meanwhile, video chat and social media came in third.