In 2023, children in the United States spent an average of 120 minutes per day on TikTok. Instagram ranked second, with young users engaging with the popular video messaging app for approximately 65 minutes per day. By comparison, children in the United States spent 20 minutes on average on Pinterest, while the Reddit mobile app only saw approximately 10 minutes of daily usage by children and teens in the country.
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According to the source: "This report is based on anonymous information provided by 400,000 families with children aged 4-18 years old from around the world, along with deeper insights from children in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Spain."
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