Children active on social media in the United Kingdom (UK) 2009-2018, by age

Published by H. Tankovska, Jan 25, 2021

This statistic displays the share of children who have active social media profiles in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2019, by age group. 71 percent of children aged 12 to 15 had profiles compared to four percent of children aged 5 to 7 years in 2019.

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Release date

March 2020

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2009 to 2019

Number of respondents

various*

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* Number of respondents:
In 2009: n (aged 5-7) = 576, n (aged 8-11) = 773, n (aged 12-15) = 781.
In 2011: n (aged 5-7) = 573, n (aged 8-11) = 586, n (aged 12-15) = 558.
In 2013: n (aged 3-4) = 685, n (aged 5-7) = 533, n (aged 8-11) = 587, n (aged 12-15) = 569.
In 2014: n (aged 3-4) = 731, n (aged 5-7) = 453, n (aged 8-11) = 609, n (aged 12-15) = 598.
In 2015: n (aged 3-4) = 272, n (aged 5-7) = 264, n (aged 8-11) = 444, n (aged 12-15) = 463.
In 2016: n (aged 3-4) = 262, n (aged 5-7) = 260, n (aged 8-11) = 441, n (aged 12-15) = 475.
In 2017: n (aged 3-4) = 328, n (aged 5-7) = 362, n (aged 8-11) = 456, n (aged 12-15) = 480. In 2019: n (aged 3-4) = 900, n (aged 5-15) = 2343

** Since 2014 responses are taken from the child aged 8-11 or aged 12-15 rather than the parent.

*** Before 2017 this question asked only about use of social media sites or apps; this definition was expanded in 2017 to include messaging sites or apps.

The source did not include data for 5-15 year olds in 2019