The Lanier Law Firm recently published a page dedicated to social media addiction: Social Media Addiction Statistics. The firm is actively working with families on how to make sure the apps become safer places. As this is such an important issue, insight into the trends is critical information. One question is “Which app is the most dangerous?”
Social media is changing how we live our lives. There are staggering statistics on social media use and addiction as part of the topic headings which are accompanied by explanations.
1. YouTube, Instagram and TikTok are the most popular social media apps among teens. “What is the most dangerous social media platform for teens’ mental health” is addressed.
2. Instagram is the most dangerous social media platform for teens’ mental health. A recent survey by the U.K. Royal Society for Public Health is used as a relevant example.
3. Depression and anxiety in children and teenagers began to rise with the rollout of smartphones. What the research confirms is outlined.
4. Teens, particularly teenage girls, are more likely than adults, to be addicted to social media and to experience mental health problems. Suicide rates for teenage girls doubled between 2007 and 2015.
5. Teen suicide rates have increased over the last decade. Today suicide is the second-leading cause of death in young adults between the ages of 15 and 24 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Roughly 95% of teenagers own a smartphone. According to a 2023 survey data from Gallup, young adults between the ages of 13 and 17 spend an average of 4.8 hours on social media daily. The correlation between the rise of social media and the uptick in suicide rates among teens cannot be ignored.
NB. It is estimated that more than 4.8 billion people worldwide actively use social media every day. By 2027, nearly 6 billion people are expected to use social media daily.