B
Evidence Grade B
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under review
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Current
74%
74% -- social media usage rate for 12-year-old children (2026)
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Value
74%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
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Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
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Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
antivirus.com
Primary
Tier C
https://antivirus.com/how-to-protect-your-children-from-social-media-risks/ ↗
Source Article
How to protect your Children from Social Media risks
Original Research
antivirus.com
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Methodology
Cited report, not named in article; secondary source
Methodology documented
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Industrymarketing
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12-year-old children: 74% social media usage rate. Source: antivirus.com (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/12-year-olds-social-media-presence
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/12-year-olds-social-media-presence" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>74%</strong> -- social media usage rate for 12-year-old children<br><small>Source: antivirus.com (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/12-year-olds-social-media-presence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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