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2,779
2,779 -- average monthly text messages sent for US teens (2026)
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2,779
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Count
Data Vintage
2026
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30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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The New York Times
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US teens: 2,779 average monthly text messages sent. Source: The New York Times (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/teens-monthly-text-messages-2779
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