Girls Dominate Visually-Oriented Social Media Platforms Percent of girls fand boys who use Boys Are More Likely to Play Video Games Percent of girls and boys who
Boys are more likely than girls to report that they visit Facebook most often (45% of boys vs. 36% of girls). Girls are more likely than boys to say they use Instagram (23% of girls vs. 17% of boys) and Tumblr (6% of girls compared with less than 1% of boys). Older teens ages 15 to 17 are more likely than younger teens to cite Facebook (44% vs. 35% of younger teens), Snapchat (13% vs. 8%) and Twitter (8% vs. 3%) as a most often used platform, while younger teens ages 13 to 14 are more likely than their older compatriots to list Instagram (25% vs. 17% of older teens) as a platform they visit most often.
Teenage girls use social media sites and platforms — particularly visually-oriented ones — for sharing more than their male counterparts do. For their part, boys are more likely than girls to own gaming consoles and play video games.
Data for this report was collected for Pew Research Center. The survey was administered online by the GfK Group using its KnowledgePanel, in English and Spanish, to a nationally representative sample of over 1,060 teens ages 13 to 17 and a parent or guardian from September 25 to October 9, 2014 and February 10 to March 16, 2015. In the fall, 1016 parent-teen pairs were interviewed. The survey was re-opened in the spring and 44 pairs were added to the sample. For more on the methods for this study, please visit the Methods section at the end of this report.
Girls Dominate Visually-Oriented Social Media  | Platforms  | Percent of girls fand boys who use  | GIRLS  | 61%  | Instagram  | boys  | 44%  | 51  | Snapchat  | 31  | 33  | Online pinboards  | like Pinterest  | 11  | 23  | Tumbir  | Boys Are More Likely to Play Video Games  | Percent of girls and boys who  | Have or have access GIRLS  | 70%  | to a game console  | BOYS  | 91%  | 59  | Play video their games phone  | online or on their phone  | 84  | Source: Pew Research Center's Teens Relationships 17) Survey, Sept. 25-Oct 9, 2014 and Feb  | 10-Mar 16. 2015. (n=1, 060 teens ages 13 to 17)  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 