Which Social Media is Most Used by Children?

One of the issues that families with children are especially curious about is which social media their children spend the most time on. The Information Technology Usage Research in Children conducted by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) in 2024 revealed the impact of the digital world on children. Research reveals that technology use is playing an increasingly central role in children's daily lives. Let's look at the details together.

According to research, 32.6 percent of children who use mobile phones regularly check their phones at least every half hour. So which social media do children use most?

We seem to hear many of you say TikTok is the answer to this question, but this is not the correct answer. The social media platform most used by children was YouTube, with a usage rate of 96.3 percent. YouTube is followed by Instagram in second place with 41.5 percent. TikTok comes in third place with 26.2 percent.

The increase in time spent on digital platforms significantly affects children's daily activities. This means that 25.5 percent of children spend less time with their families. As in every field, the use of digital technologies needs to be managed in a balanced way.