MENTAL HEALTH
EFFECT OF EXCESSIVE SOCIAL MEDIA USE
A) ATTENTION PROBLEMS
B) SLEEP PROBLEMS
C) FEELINGS OF EXCLUSION
D) ALL OF THE ABOVE
ALL OF THE ABOVE
TEENS ARE MORE LIKELY TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS + FAMILY OVER RELIGIOUS + POLITICAL BELIEFS
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF USERS FOLLOW AT LEAST ONE BRAND ON SOCIAL MEDIA
90% OF USERS
AMERICANS WHO GET NEWS MAINLY ON SOCIAL MEDIA ARE LESS KNOWLEDGEABLE AND LESS ENGAGED
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE
THE MOST COMMONLY USED SOCIAL MEDIA BY TEENS
YOUTUBE
Pew Research Center Study 2022
38% OF TEENS
*PEW RESEARCH CENTER
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE GET HARASSED ON THE WEB
In 2020, 44% of all internet users in the U.S. said they have experienced online harassment.
UC Davis Health
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA USERS HAVE PURCHASED SOMETHING THEY SAW ON SOCIAL MEDIA?
76%
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF AMERICANS HAVE KNOWINGLY SHARED FAKE NEWS?
10%
HOW MANY MINUTES A DAY DOES THE AVERAGE SPEND ON SOCIAL MEDIA?
145 MINUTES
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF TEEN GIRLS AND TEEN BOYS FEEL WORSE ABOUT THEIR BODY IMAGE AFTER USING INSTAGRAM?
33% GIRLS
14% BOYS
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF TEENS SAY THEY OFTEN OR SOMETIMES DECIDE NOT TO POST SOMETHING ON SOCIAL MEDIA BECAUSE THEY WORRY PEOPLE MIGHT USE IT TO EMBARASS THEM?
40%
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF SMALL BUSINESS USE SOCIAL MEDIA FOR MARKETING
77%
WHAT PERCENTAGE/FRACTION OF AMERICANS GET THEIR NEWS FROM TIKTOK
1/3 OR ROUGHLY 33%
HOW MANY TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA DO PEOPLE USE A MONTH
PEOPLE USE AN AVERAGE OF 6.6 DIFFERENT SOCIAL NETWORKS A MONTH
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA USERS FEEL THEY ARE ADDICTED TO SOCIAL MEDIA?
39%
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA USERS SAY THAT STAYING IN TOUCH WITH CURRENT FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS IS A MAJOR REASON FOR THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA USE?
67%
IN 2021 HOW MANY POSTS ON INSTAGRAM HAD THE HASHTAG AD?
3.8 MILLION POSTS
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF MEDICAL TIKTOKS CONTAIN MISINFORMATION?
40%
WHAT IS THE FASTEST GROWING SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLET AS OF APRIL 2023?
BeREAL
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF TEENS REPORT FEELING WORSE ABOUT THEIR OWN LIVES AS A RESULT OF THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA USE?
67%
ACCORDING TO A BUMBLE STUDY WHAT PERCENTAGE OF GEN Z RESPONDENTS CLAIM TO HAVE MADE ONLINE FRIENDS?
66%
PROJECTED AMOUNT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ADVERTISING THAT WILL BE SPENT IN 2024
219.8 BILLION
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF ADULTS SAY FAKES NEWS HAS CAUSED THEM CONFUSION ON BASIC FACTS?
64%
WHAT COUNTRY SPENDS THE MOST TIME ON SOCIAL MEDIA?
NIGERIA - USERS SPEND ROUGHLY 4 HOURS A DAY