As of 2018, using social media on mobile phones was popular among Swedish children and youths. There was a big difference in the usage behavior of the youngest age group and the older ones. 39 percent of the respondents between 9 and 12 years used social media on mobile phones every day. The corresponding figure for teenagers between 17 and 18 years was 91 percent.
Share of children who used mobile phones for social media in Sweden in 2018, by age group and frequency
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"Hur ofta gör du följande på mobiltelefonen? Använder sociala medier (t.ex. Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat)"
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Swedish Media Council. (September 11, 2019). Share of children who used mobile phones for social media in Sweden in 2018, by age group and frequency [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050052/social-media-usage-on-mobile-phones-by-children-in-sweden-by-age/
Swedish Media Council. "Share of children who used mobile phones for social media in Sweden in 2018, by age group and frequency." Chart. September 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050052/social-media-usage-on-mobile-phones-by-children-in-sweden-by-age/
Swedish Media Council. (2019). Share of children who used mobile phones for social media in Sweden in 2018, by age group and frequency. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050052/social-media-usage-on-mobile-phones-by-children-in-sweden-by-age/
Swedish Media Council. "Share of Children Who Used Mobile Phones for Social Media in Sweden in 2018, by Age Group and Frequency." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050052/social-media-usage-on-mobile-phones-by-children-in-sweden-by-age/
Swedish Media Council, Share of children who used mobile phones for social media in Sweden in 2018, by age group and frequency Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050052/social-media-usage-on-mobile-phones-by-children-in-sweden-by-age/ (last visited May 29, 2020)
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