Nearly half of American teenagers – children ages 13 to 17 - say they are online “constantly” despite concerns about the effects of social media and smartphones on their mental health. 

尽管担心社交媒体和智能手机对心理健康的影响，但近一半的美国青少年（13 至 17 岁的儿童）表示，他们“经常”上网。 

The information comes from a report that was recently released by the Pew Research Center. 

该信息来自皮尤研究中心最近发布的一份报告。 

As in past years, YouTube was the most popular platform teenagers used. Around 90 percent said they watched videos on the website, down slightly from 95 percent in 2022. Nearly 75 percent of those questioned said they visit YouTube every day. 

与过去几年一样，YouTube 是青少年最常用的平台。大约 90% 的受访者表示他们在网站上观看了视频，略低于 2022 年的 95%。近 75% 的受访者表示他们每天都会访问 YouTube。 

There was a small downward change in several popular apps teens used. For example, 63 percent of teens said they used TikTok, down from 67 percent. Snapchat use went to 55 percent from 59 percent. This small decline could be due to pandemic-era restrictions easing up and kids having more time to see friends in person. But the change is probably not big enough to be truly meaningful.

青少年使用的几个流行应用程序出现了小幅下降。例如，63% 的青少年表示他们使用 TikTok，低于 67%。Snapchat 的使用率从 59% 上升到 55%。这一小幅下降可能是由于大流行时期限制的放松以及孩子们有更多时间亲自见到朋友。但这种变化可能还不够大，不足以产生真正的意义。

X saw the biggest decline among teenage users. Only 17 percent of teenagers said they use X, down from 23 percent in 2022, the year Elon Musk bought the platform. 

X 在青少年用户中下降幅度最大。只有 17% 的青少年表示他们使用 X，低于 2022 年埃隆·马斯克 (Elon Musk) 购买该平台的 23%。 

Reddit usage remained the same at 14 percent. About 6 percent of teenagers said they use Threads, Meta’s answer to X that launched in 2023. 

Reddit 使用率保持不变，为 14%。大约 6% 的青少年表示他们使用 Threads，这是 Meta 对 2023 年推出的 X 的回应。 

The report comes as countries around the world try to understand the effects of social media on young people’s well-being. 

该报告发布之际，世界各国都在试图了解社交媒体对年轻人福祉的影响。

Australia recently passed a law banning children under 16 from social networks. Still, it is unclear how the Australian government will be able to enforce the age limit. It is also unclear whether such a ban will come with unexpected or bad effects, such as isolating some children. 

澳大利亚最近通过了一项法律，禁止 16 岁以下儿童使用社交网络。不过，目前尚不清楚澳大利亚政府将如何执行年龄限制。目前还不清楚这样的禁令是否会带来意想不到的或不良的影响，例如隔离一些儿童。 

Meta’s messaging service WhatsApp was different in that it saw the number of teenage users increase to 23 percent from 17 percent in 2022. 

Meta 的消息服务 WhatsApp 的不同之处在于，它的青少年用户数量从 2022 年的 17% 增加到了 23%。 

Pew also asked teenagers how often they use different online platforms. A small but notable number said they are on them “almost constantly.” For YouTube, 15 percent reported constant use, for TikTok, 16 percent, and for Snapchat, 13 percent. 

皮尤还询问了青少年使用不同在线平台的频率。一小部分但值得注意的人表示，他们“几乎一直”使用它们。15% 的人表示经常使用 YouTube，16% 的人表示经常使用 TikTok，13% 的人表示经常使用 Snapchat。 

As in previous public opinion studies, girls were more likely to use TikTok almost constantly while boys went to YouTube. There was no meaningful gender difference in the use of Snapchat, Instagram and Facebook. 

与之前的民意研究一样，女孩更有可能经常使用 TikTok，而男孩则更倾向于使用 YouTube。Snapchat、Instagram 和 Facebook 的使用没有显着的性别差异。 

Around 25 percent of Black and Hispanic teens said they visit TikTok almost constantly, compared with just 8 percent of white teenagers. 

大约 25% 的黑人和西班牙裔青少年表示，他们几乎经常访问 TikTok，而白人青少年的这一比例仅为 8%。 

The report was based on a public opinion study of 1,391 U.S. teenagers that ran from September 18 to October 10, 2024. 

该报告基于 2024 年 9 月 18 日至 10 月 10 日对 1,391 名美国青少年进行的民意研究。