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47% -- children with user age 16 plus rate for UK children aged 8-15 with a social media profile (2022)
47% of UK children aged 8 to 15 with a social media profile have a user age of 16+ on their profile.
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47%
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2022
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95
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Yonder Consulting for Ofcom
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Yonder Consulting for Ofcom
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UK children aged 8-15 with a social media profile: 47% children with user age 16 plus rate. Source: Yonder Consulting for Ofcom (2022). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/uk-children-user-age-16-plus-8-15
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