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May 1, 2024

6 crazy numbers about today's teens

2500 : this is the number of SMS sent on average per month by a teenager. Nearly 83 sms per day revealed a study by Arcep, the telecommunications regulator. In the pocket during school hours and under the pillow during sleep, it is to wonder if the mobile phone is not the new teenager's blanket.

200 : almost 200 spotted pages appear on Google when you type "spotted college" in the search bar. This cyber-trend, which has been flourishing in France since 2013, consists in declaring its flame anonymously on the Facebook pages created by the students and bearing the name of their school. Who said teens were not great romantic poets?

210 : this is the average number of friends on teen Facebook accounts. According to a TNS-Sofres study, this is a figure that increases with the age of thechild.

54 : this is the percentage ofteens under 15 who prefer to ask Google questions rather than their teacher or parents. Fast and effective, difficult for adults to put the weight against the famous search engine, shows the study conducted by the City of Science Birmingham.

1 of 3 : a teenager out of three has already made sexting. According to an American study published by Archives of Pediatrics and Teenager Medicine, almost 33% of teens have already sent a sexto, that is to say a photo of him or her naked (e).

17 : this is the average age of first sex, according to the INED. Hyper sexualisation, cyber-sex or lolitas phenomenon have not finally changed the practice of teens, in terms of sexual relations.



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