Until recently, Facebook had dominated the social media landscape among America’s youth but now a new survey now reflects that the social media giant is no longer the most popular online platform among teens.
Today, around fifty-one percent of U.S. teens aged 13 to 17 say they use Facebook, remarkably lower than the shares who use YouTube, Instagram or Snapchat, a survey carried out by Pew Research Centre has revealed.
The report exposes the declining influence of online platform among teens. According to the report, eighty-five percent say they use YouTube, followed by 72 percent for Instagram, 69 percent for Snapchat, and 51 percent for Facebook. By comparison, 10 percent of teens said Facebook admitted they used Facebooks as their most-used online platform, and even fewer cited Twitter, Reddit or Tumblr.
This is in sharp contrast to the last time Pew conducted the poll. According to the survey, 95 percent of the teen's survey said they used a smartphone and 45 percent were online "almost constantly," with both figures showing increases from prior surveys.
"It is clear the social media environment today revolves less around a single platform than it did three years ago," wrote Pew researcher Monica Anderson, the lead author of the report.
Eighty-five percent of the teen said they use YouTube, followed by 72 percent for Instagram, 69 percent for Snapchat, and 51 percent for Facebook.
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Despite the nearly ubiquitous presence of social media in their lives, there is no clear consensus among teens about these platforms’ ultimate impact on people their age. However, 24 percent enunciated social media’s impact as mostly negative while 31 percent viewed a contrary opinion.
Those who spoke about the positive impact of social media attributed the ability to stay connected as the key element while others who found social media harmful cited the potential for online bullying, spreading of false information and addiction. Another 12% criticize social media for influencing teens to give in to peer pressure, while smaller shares express concerns that these sites could lead to psychological issues or drama.
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