A 2023 survey of teenagers in the United States found that around a quarter of respondents used TikTok because the platform had their favorite content. A further 22 percent said they did so to spend some time alone. For 18 percent of U.S. teens, watching TikTok videos was something to do while eating.
Leading reasons for using TikTok among teenagers in the United States as of April 2023
The original question was phrased by the source as follows: "Thinking about consuming content in the below ways, which 3 reasons best describe why you do these over other ways?"
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Precise TV. (September 29, 2023). Leading reasons for using TikTok among teenagers in the United States as of April 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453889/tiktok-usage-reasons-us-teens/
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Precise TV. (2023). Leading reasons for using TikTok among teenagers in the United States as of April 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453889/tiktok-usage-reasons-us-teens/
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