Teens Spend Average of 4.8 Hours on Social Media Per Day

Other · Gallup · October 2023

Gallup’s June–July 2023 survey reported 4.8 hours across seven platforms, including 1.9 hours on YouTube and 1.5 on TikTok. Averages ranged from 4.1 hours at age 13 to 5.8 at age 17; 51% reported at least four hours.

This use amounts to 4.8 hours per day for the average U.S. teen across seven social media platforms tested in the survey.

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Gallup’s June–July 2023 survey reported 4.8 hours across seven platforms, including 1.9 hours on YouTube and 1.5 on TikTok. Averages ranged from 4.1 hours at age 13 to 5.8 at age 17; 51% reported at least four hours. Supports nearly five hours under Gallup’s broad platform definition, not a universal six-hour estimate or Common Sense’s narrower definition.

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