Last week, the Pew Research Center reported that 92 percent of American teens use the Internet everyday. Twenty-four percent of those teens use the Internet almost constantly, while 56 percent use the Internet several times a day.
Part of a teen's daily Internet usage includes logging onto social media, according to the Pew study. Last week, we highlighted four charts in the study, which all showed the different ways teens use social media.
Facebook still leads the way for teens across all ages and demographics. But the study also found that wealthier teens are more likely to use photo-based social media apps like Snapchat and Instagram.
Teens also spend time interacting with their parents on social media platforms. Pew reported that most American parents follow their teens on Facebook, but not other social media platforms.
As you’ll see in the graph below, 83 percent of parents are friends with their teens on Facebook, whereas 33 percent and 17 percent are friends with their teens on Twitter and other social media websites, respectively, according to Pew.
“Gone are the ‘Mom, get off the phone!’ days when parents could try to surreptitiously listen in on their teenagers’ calls,” Pew reported. “With so much of a teenager’s social activities now happening online, parents have had to adapt.”
Herb Scribner is a writer for Deseret News National. Send him an email at hscribner@deseretdigital.com or follow him on Twitter @herbscribner.