In 2022, children in the United States spent an average of 113 minutes per day on TikTok. Snapchat ranked second, with young users engaging with the popular video messaging app for approximately 90 minutes per day. By comparison, children in the United States spent 20 minutes on average on Pinterest, while the Twitter mobile app only saw approximately 10 minutes of daily usage by children and teens in the country.
Average daily time spent by children in the United States on leading social media apps in 2022 (in minutes)
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Statistics on Mobile app usage of children in the United States
Overview
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- Basic Statistic U.S. parents estimation of kids online activities 2022
- Premium Statistic Hours of screen time allowed for children in the U.S. 2021-2022
- Premium Statistic Hours of screen time allowed for children in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Daily entertainment screen time among children in the U.S. in 2021, by activity
- Premium Statistic Daily entertainment screen time by children and teens in the U.S. 2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Parental concerns over children device usage U.S. and UK 2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. children using selected devices 2020-2021
Device ownership and usage
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- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. children with an electronic device in their home 2019-2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. children with a personal electronic device 2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. children owning a smartphone 2015-2021, by age
- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. children with an electronic device 2021, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. children owning an electronic device 2021, by family income
Engagement and activities
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- Basic Statistic App usage by U.S. children 2021, by age group
- Premium Statistic U.S. parents on time spent by children on smartphones 2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. children daily time on video apps 2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. children daily time on learning apps 2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. children daily time spent on select social media apps 2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. children daily time on communication apps 2022
- Premium Statistic Average daily time spent on video games in the U.S. 2021, by platform
- Basic Statistic U.S. children daily time on gaming apps 2019-2022
Leading apps for children
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- Premium Statistic Leading video apps used by children in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Leading social media apps used by children in the U.S. 2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. children social media platforms usage 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Leading communication apps used by children in the U.S. 2022
- Basic Statistic Most popular learning apps in the U.S. 2022, by downloads
- Premium Statistic Leading gaming apps used by children in the U.S. 2022
- Basic Statistic Most popular children gaming apps in the U.S. 2022, by downloads
App transparency and data protection
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- Premium Statistic Countries of registration for mobile apps directed to children 2022
- Premium Statistic Ad spend per application for children vs. non-children mobile apps 2022
- Basic Statistic Children apps treatment of personal data 2022, by app store
- Basic Statistic User data collection in select mobile iOS apps for kids worldwide 2021, by type
- Basic Statistic Most tracked iOS apps used by children 2022, by number of data segments
- Premium Statistic COPPA violations found in children apps in the Google Play Store 2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. children apps on the Google Play Store collecting PI 2021
Spotlight: Parental controls
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- Basic Statistic U.S. parents limiting their children's screen time 2021
- Premium Statistic Ways for U.S. parents to limit screen time of their children 2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. parents monitoring their children digital device and internet usage 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Age U.S. parents think they can stop monitoring kids tech usage 2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. parents limiting screen time of their children 2022, by activity
- Basic Statistic Parents in selected countries who block WhatsApp on their children phones 2021
- Premium Statistic Parenting apps available on the Google Play Store 2017-2022
- Premium Statistic Kids and family apps available on the Microsoft Store 2017-2022
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- Global users daily time on social media apps 2020-2021, by gender
- Global users daily time on social media apps 2020-2021, by age group
- Yearly growth in monthly time spent using social media apps on Android worldwide 2021
- U.S. yearly growth in monthly time spent using social media apps on Android 2021
- UK yearly growth in monthly time spent using social media apps on Android 2021
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Qustodio. (February 7, 2023). Average daily time spent by children in the United States on leading social media apps in 2022 (in minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301888/us-time-spent-by-children-on-social-media-apps/
Qustodio. "Average daily time spent by children in the United States on leading social media apps in 2022 (in minutes)." Chart. February 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301888/us-time-spent-by-children-on-social-media-apps/
Qustodio. (2023). Average daily time spent by children in the United States on leading social media apps in 2022 (in minutes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301888/us-time-spent-by-children-on-social-media-apps/
Qustodio. "Average Daily Time Spent by Children in The United States on Leading Social Media Apps in 2022 (in Minutes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301888/us-time-spent-by-children-on-social-media-apps/
Qustodio, Average daily time spent by children in the United States on leading social media apps in 2022 (in minutes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301888/us-time-spent-by-children-on-social-media-apps/ (last visited April 01, 2023)
Average daily time spent by children in the United States on leading social media apps in 2022 (in minutes) [Graph], Qustodio, February 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301888/us-time-spent-by-children-on-social-media-apps/