As of 2020, using social media on mobile phones was popular among Swedish children and teenagers. There was a big difference in the usage behavior of the youngest age group and the older ones. Overall, 48 percent of 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 90 percent.
Frequency of children in Sweden using mobile phones to access social media as of December 2020, by age group
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Swedish Media Council. (September 23, 2021). Frequency of children in Sweden using mobile phones to access social media as of December 2020, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050052/social-media-usage-on-mobile-phones-by-children-in-sweden-by-age/
Swedish Media Council. "Frequency of children in Sweden using mobile phones to access social media as of December 2020, by age group." Chart. September 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050052/social-media-usage-on-mobile-phones-by-children-in-sweden-by-age/
Swedish Media Council. (2021). Frequency of children in Sweden using mobile phones to access social media as of December 2020, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050052/social-media-usage-on-mobile-phones-by-children-in-sweden-by-age/
Swedish Media Council. "Frequency of Children in Sweden Using Mobile Phones to Access Social Media as of December 2020, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050052/social-media-usage-on-mobile-phones-by-children-in-sweden-by-age/
Swedish Media Council, Frequency of children in Sweden using mobile phones to access social media as of December 2020, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050052/social-media-usage-on-mobile-phones-by-children-in-sweden-by-age/ (last visited September 25, 2023)
Frequency of children in Sweden using mobile phones to access social media as of December 2020, by age group [Graph], Swedish Media Council, September 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050052/social-media-usage-on-mobile-phones-by-children-in-sweden-by-age/