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Daily Active Social Media Use: 15-Year-Olds by Gender (2022)

This chart shows the distribution of time spent on active social media activities, such as messaging and posting content, by 15-year-olds on a typical weekday, by gender. Active digital participation is a near-universal behaviour for both genders, with 87% of males and 82% of females engaging in active social media use daily. Notably, a higher percentage of females (18%) report no active usage compared to their male counterparts (13%).

Source: Social media usage and adolescents’ mental health in the EU, JRC, 2025
Topic: Usage Patterns
Reference year: 2022
Geographical scope: European Union
Method: 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) data
Unit of measurement: Percent (%)
Link to original document: publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu

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