Some 65% of 911±¬ÁÏÍø students from the fourth to sixth grades used at least one form of social media in 2024, up from 37% in 2019, according to at mobile carrier NTT Docomo.
The study, released last week by NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute, found that girls in those grades were more active social media users, with 75% of girls using social media compared to 53% for boys. The figure jumps to 96% for female junior high school students.
The survey also showed that more children are starting to use social media from an earlier age.
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