Teen Screen Time Statistics (2026 update)

of U.S. teens ages 13–17 say they are online "almost constantly", up from 24% a decade earlier.

Source: Pew Research Center, Teens, Social Media and Technology 2024 (survey of 1,391 teens, Sept–Oct 2024)

of U.S. teens say they use the internet every day.

Source: Pew Research Center, 2024

of teens have or have access to a smartphone; 88% a computer, 83% a games console, 70% a tablet.

Source: Pew Research Center, 2024

of 15- to 17-year-olds are online almost constantly, compared with 38% of 13- to 14-year-olds.

Source: Pew Research Center, 2024

teens use at least one of YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat or Facebook almost constantly.

Source: Pew Research Center, 2024

of teens say they spend too much time on their smartphone (girls 44%, boys 33%).

Source: Pew Research Center, teens & parents on screen time survey (Sept–Oct 2023)

What it means

The share of teens online almost constantly has held steady for several years — the question for most families is no longer access, but limits that actually stick.

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