We survey young consumers’ on their social media use every quarter to keep on top of the platforms Millennials and teens are spending the most time on—and today we’re spotlighting the differences between males and females’ social behavior…
When Twitter announced that Vine, which they acquired for $30 million four years ago, will be shut down “in the coming months.” The news shocked many in the industry—especially those who made a name for themselves on the platform. But we weren’t too surprised. Why? Our social media tracker has been showing signs of Vine’s faltering status: 24% of 13-33-year-olds reported using it in September of 2014, dropping to 12% in September of this year. Thanks to our monthly surveys, we collect real-time stats on young consumers’ social media use across all platforms—from the biggest current players to the up and coming ones to watch—to keep close tabs on the ups and downs of the networks among each age group, gender, ethnicity, and more.
Our social media surveys look at use on three levels: the platforms’ use overall, the platforms they use daily, and the platforms they post or comment on daily. Today, we’re giving you a snapshot of Millennials and teens’ social media behavior, comparing young males and females most used platforms. We’ll start with the top ten ranked platforms for each group when we ask which social media networks they currently use:
There are only two networks unique to each group: Reddit ranks in the top ten for males but not females, while Pinterest is in the top networks for females and not males. But a closer look at the data shows some of the underlying differences in their use:
Though Instagram is a top-five used network among both 13-33-years-old males and females, females are far more likely to be using the platform than males. Snapchat and Facebook Messenger are also more popular with females. Meanwhile, males are slightly more likely than females to use YouTube and Twitter.
When looking at the top 15 sites used daily by 13-33-year-olds, we see similar differences between genders:
The majority of groups are using Facebook daily, but the second daily used platform for females is Instagram, and for males is YouTube.
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