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4 sourced facts about texting and online chat, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.

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The basics

A 2012 Pew study found American teens were sending about how many texts per day on average?

Answerabout 60 texts a day

Older teen girls led the pack, averaging around 100 texts a day, versus about 50 for boys.

Source: CBS News (Pew Research) (2012) cbsnews.com

As of 2024, about what share of U.S. teens have access to a smartphone at home?

Answerabout 95%

Smartphone access among American teens is now nearly universal, far outpacing access to desktop computers or tablets.

Source: Pew Research Center (2024) pewresearch.org

Going deeper

About how many SMS text messages were sent globally in 2021?

Answer8.4 trillion

Even with chat apps booming, plain SMS texting still carries an enormous volume of messages worldwide.

Source: Wikipedia (2021) en.wikipedia.org

In 2024, about what share of U.S. teens said they were online 'almost constantly'?

Answerabout 46%

That's up sharply from just 24% a decade earlier, showing how much more connected teens have become.

Source: Pew Research Center (2024) pewresearch.org

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