Teenagers aged 13 to 17 are losing interest in Facebook, with only 51% using the social media platform — a drop of 20 percentage points since 2015, according to a new study released Thursday by Pew Research Center, Axios’ Khorri Atkinson writes.
The breakdown, per Pew’s study conducted March 7–April 10, 2018:
- YouTube is now said to be their most popular platform — with 85% of teens saying they use it.
- 72% say they are active users of Instagram.
- 69% say they use Snapchat actively.
- The popularity for Twitter is 32% among teens, while Reddit ranks among the lowest in teen usage at 7%.