A survey of US teens: ~90% say entertainment is a reason they use TikTok, Instagram, or Snapchat, 57% message daily on Snapchat, 37% say TikTok impacts sleep Pew Research Center 2026-04-16 Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat Related Coverage Social media has positive benefits for teens Social Media Today · Andrew Hutchinson Meta balances security, privacy and parental action, says panel The Sun Malaysia · Kirtinee Ramesh How Black and White Teens — and Boys and Girls — Differ on Social Media SheKnows · Beth Greenfield Courts and governments say social platforms harm teens' mental health. Here's what the teens think. Tubefilter · Sam Gutelle How Teens Use TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat iPhone in Canada · Usman Qureshi Snapchat is the No. 1 app for teens, they say in a survey. And parents think kids spend too much time on TikTok. Business Insider · Katie Notopoulos What parents say about their teen's uses of social media Pew Research Center Most US teens say TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat aren't hurting (or helping) their mental health Engadget · Karissa Bell Survey: This is the most distracting app for teens Mashable · Rebecca Ruiz Discussion Monica R. Anderson Monica R. Anderson on linkedin For the first time, Pew Research Center went deeper into teens' experiences on three widely used platforms: TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat. … Amanda Lenhart Amanda Lenhart on linkedin Thanks to the Pew Research Center's Internet team for asking about the reasons why young people use different social platforms. …