A new study shows that almost half of American teenagers use the World Wide Web almost 24 hours a day. It was conducted by experts from the American research center Pew Research Center.
Experts from the USA found that if in 2015 24% of teenagers were on the Internet almost all the time, now their proportion has reached 46%. These are the results of a sociological survey of 1,316 adolescents aged 13 to 17, which was conducted from April 14 to May 4. It showed that 95% of teenagers from the USA have smartphones.
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The authors of the survey were interested in how teenagers behave in social networks. It turned out that the popularity of Facebook in this age group has dropped to a record low. If in 2015 this social network attracted 71% of teenagers, but now only 32%. The study showed the validity of the assertion that Facebook is now a “social network for old people”, and even earlier this fate befell the oldest Russian social network.
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Teens leave Facebook to sit on TikTok or YouTube. 95% use YouTube, 67% use Chinese TikTok. 62% of teenagers are constantly on Instagram, which is also owned by Facebook. 59% said they use Snapchat, while Twitter's popularity is less than 25%. (READ MORE) 
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