Snapchat and Instagram Edge Out Facebook Among Teens

Move over Facebook, the kids are all about the Snap and the Gram now.

According to a new study from the Pew Research Center, Facebook is becoming increasingly less popular among teens. Taking its place is both Snapchat and Instagram (the latter of which is owned by Facebook).

Here are the numbers. Among 13-17-year-old Americans, only 51% say they use Facebook, a staggering drop of 71% from 2015. However, 72% report using Instagram, and 69% report using Snapchat–up from 52% and 41% respectively from 2015.

Other important findings from the study report that YouTube is the most-used social platform among teens, with 85% tuning in for its video content. Although, when it comes to which app teens are using most frequently, Snapchat takes the cake, as 35% of teens say they use it the most.

The study also gives us an in-depth look at how teens generally feel about social media. The largest group of teens, 45%, said they felt social media’s effect on them was neutral. Only 31% reported that social media positively affected them, while even less, 24%, reported that it had a negative effect.