Growing number of people spending less time on social media

(NewsNation) — Everyone is online these days, but new data suggests that a growing number of social media users are starting to log off.

Teens and young adults say they are spending less time scrolling through various social media sites or not using it at all anymore. According to polling from the Pew Research Center, younger people are spending 10% less time on social media sites compared to 2022, when social media use reached its peak.

Around 50% of all people surveyed said they have taken a break from social media in the past year.

Despite the drop, YouTube and TikTok remain the top two apps for daily engagement, with 90% of teens and young adults saying they are on YouTube every day and 63% who use TikTok every day. 61% say they use Instagram daily.

Data from the Global Web Index s