{"source":{"name":"Evidence Hub on Social Media Ban for Kids - A project by the Lisbon Council","url":"https:\/\/socialmediaban.lisboncouncil.net","license":"Creative Common CC-BY 4.0 International"},"data":[{"data":[13,30,30,27],"name":"Male"},{"data":[18,31,26,25],"name":"Female"}],"_data":[["Category","Male","Female"],["No active usage",13,18],["<1 hour a day",30,31],["1-3 hours a day",30,26],[">3 hours a day",27,25]],"labels":{"values":["No active usage","<1 hour a day","1-3 hours a day",">3 hours a day"]},"metadata":{"link":"https:\/\/publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu\/repository\/handle\/JRC141047","type":"","unit":"Percent (%)","year":"2022","title":"Daily Active Social Media Use: 15-Year-Olds by Gender (2022)","topic":"Usage Patterns","method":"2022 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) data","source":"Social media usage and adolescents\u2019 mental health in the EU, JRC, 2025","sub_topic":"","chart_number":"43","geographical":"European Union"},"description":"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%)."}