The 2026 Common Sense Media Census: Tech and Media Use by Tweens and Teens

What it is

Reports U.S. tweens' and teens' access to devices and use of video, gaming, social media, and AI chatbots or companions, including differences by age and household characteristics. Revised age ranges, platform-focused questions and median time measures establish a new baseline rather than directly comparable overall screen-time estimates across census waves.

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