It is also used the most by college graduates (79%), compared to college students (74%) and those with no college (64%). Furthermore, people with a higher household income (above 50k) also use it more (around 80%), compared to those with a household income of below 50k (69%). So, many people use social media, but who uses it more? PEW shows that women use social media more (78%) than men (65%). Women use social media 1.2 times more than men.More detailed statistics can be seen in the graph below. The usage is the highest among the youngest population, but is relatively high (40%) even in the eldest category. But how many people exactly use it? PEW research center reports that a total of 72% of adults 1 and 97% of teens 2 (aged 13 to 17) use at least one social media platform. Nearly all teens and most adults use social media.Victims of cyberbullying are more than twice as likely to have suicidal tendencies.Limiting the usage of social media leads to lower depression symptoms.Those who use social media more frequently have far more mental health issues.30% of all people, 49% of adolescents believe they are addicted to social media.89% of teens use social media frequently, out of which 45% use it almost constantly.
YouTube is by far the most used platform (85% of teens and 73% of adults).72% of adults and 97% of teens use social media websites.Some people experience negative effects of using social media, but what do the statistics say? How does social media affect mental health? Science gives us some very interesting but also very alarming information.Įditor’s picks of social media and mental health statistics: Everyone uses them, and the opinions on whether they are good or bad are mixed. Social media websites are the most popular thing on the internet right now.
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