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Generation X More Addicted to Social Media Than Millennials, Report Finds Generation X More Addicted to Social Media Than Millennials, Report Finds
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We all know the stereotype: silly millennials, tethered to their phones, unable to accomplish the simplest tasks without scrolling their Instagram feeds, snapping their friends and/or tweeting inanely.We all know the stereotype: silly millennials, tethered to their phones, unable to accomplish the simplest tasks without scrolling their Instagram feeds, snapping their friends and/or tweeting inanely.
But a Nielsen report released this month shows that Americans ranging from the ages of 18 to 34 are less obsessed with social media than some of their older peers. But a Nielsen report released last week shows that Americans from 18 to 34 are less obsessed with social media than are some of their older peers.
Adults from 35 to 49 were found to spend an average of six hours and 58 minutes on social media per week, compared with the six hours and 19 minutes that their younger counterparts spent on such sites. More predictably, adults 50 and over spent significantly less time on social media, with an average of four hours and nine minutes on the networks per week. Adults 35 to 49 were found to spend an average of 6 hours 58 minutes a week on social media, compared with 6 hours 19 minutes a week for their younger counterparts. More predictably, adults 50 and over spent significantly less time on social media, with an average of 4 hours 9 minutes a week on the networks.
Sean Casey, the president of Nielsen’s social division, who wrote the foreword to the report, which was released on Jan. 17, said that the finding had initially surprised him, because “the going thought is that social is vastly owned by the younger generation.” Sean Casey, the president of Nielsen’s social division, said that the finding had initially surprised him, because “the going thought is that social is vastly owned by the younger generation.”
“It’s kind of synonymous,” he said. “When you think of millennials, you think of social.” “It’s kind of synonymous,” said Mr. Casey, who wrote the foreword to the report. “When you think of millennials, you think of social.”
Mr. Casey, 46, said that eventually, the finding started to make more sense to him.Mr. Casey, 46, said that eventually, the finding started to make more sense to him.
“At a time when we wanted to be connected, it came out right when we were at the top of our media consumption,’’ he said. “It’s become second nature to our generation.”“At a time when we wanted to be connected, it came out right when we were at the top of our media consumption,’’ he said. “It’s become second nature to our generation.”
The finding emphasized just how ubiquitous the smartphone has become. The report showed that 97 percent of 18- to 34-year-olds and 94 percent of 35- to 49-year-olds in the United States had access to smartphones. Seventy-seven percent of those 50 and older used smartphones, the report found. The finding emphasized how ubiquitous the smartphone has become. The report, released Jan. 17, found that in the United States, 97 percent of people 18 to 34 and 94 percent of people 35 to 49 had access to smartphones. Seventy-seven percent of those 50 and older used smartphones, the report found.
The 29-page report was based on data from 9,000 smartphone and 1,300 tablet users from across the country from July through September 2016. The data was not self-reported but was provided. The 29-page report was based on data from 9,000 smartphone and 1,300 tablet users from across the country from last July through September. The data was not self-reported.
The report also broke out which social networks were most popular on smartphones, finding that Facebook still ruled the roost on mobile, with about 178.2 million unique users in September 2016. It was followed by Instagram with 91.5 million unique users, Twitter, with 82.2 million unique users and Pinterest, with 69.6 million users. The report also broke out which social networks were most popular on smartphones, finding that Facebook still ruled the roost on mobile, with about 178.2 million unique users in September. It was followed by Instagram with 91.5 million unique users; Twitter, with 82.2 million unique users; and Pinterest, with 69.6 million users.
Despite the hype, Snapchat, a favorite of younger users, was sixth on the list, behind the professional networking site LinkedIn.Despite the hype, Snapchat, a favorite of younger users, was sixth on the list, behind the professional networking site LinkedIn.
Finally, the report looked at second-screen activity on social media, measuring how many times Facebook and Twitter users used those sites to post or tweet about programs that they were watching, or interact with others’ posts and tweets. Finally, the report looked at second-screen activity on social media, measuring how many times Facebook and Twitter users used those sites to post or tweet about programs that they were watching, or to interact with others’ posts and tweets.
Again, in this category, it was Generation X that couldn’t look away from its device screens: On an average day, the report found that 42 percent of those interacting with television on Facebook were from 35 to 49, while only 40 percent of millennials were doing the same thing.Again, in this category, it was Generation X that couldn’t look away from its device screens: On an average day, the report found that 42 percent of those interacting with television on Facebook were from 35 to 49, while only 40 percent of millennials were doing the same thing.