Social media consistently sits at or near the top of the list for use by teenagers on their mobiles. Facebook used to be the number 1 go to for teenagers but they have admitted themselves that they are having a tough time keeping young people engaged. So what other apps are successfully drawing in teenagers? We look at ten of the most popular here for 2019 that have drawn in millions and continue to do so.
YouTube
Despite having been around for a while YouTube is hugely popular with teenagers. Visits have doubled in the last three years to make it the most popular social app in the USA for those aged 13-18 years old. The app remains a key site for sharing content and its interactivity is a big attraction. So is the huge amount and variety of content that is available which continues to have a big influence with viewers.
A popular call and messaging platform for young people and teens. WeChat lets users play in-app games, send stickers, and it also has a feature to find nearby users call Friend Radar. This is a solid messaging service with extra features that is getting more and more popular with teens.
Snap Chat
Despite things like screenshot saving and other issues Snap Chat remains one of the most popular apps for teenagers in 2019. The big draw here is the ability to share video and photos knowing that they will be deleted once viewed which encourages sharing and greater interaction among teens.
AskFM
AskFM is an up and coming app that gives teens the chance to ask questions of other users which then lets them express themselves and connect with others. It has the potential to be the premier Q&A app for teens and offers a different experience to the usual post and comment format of other apps.
Another video and photo sharing app, Instagram’s feed is formidable and is extremely popular with teens who can view each other’s snaps but also those from famous people and those they respect. For this reason, Instagram is hugely influential and continues to be massively popular in 2019.
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Tumblr
Tumblr is one of the biggest blogging platforms on the web partly due to its ease of use and has attracted many teens away from Facebook. Tumblr provides teens with a space to express themselves through text, photos, videos, GIFs, and commenting on each other’s posts and works well on a mobile phone.
Twitter is one of the most popular microblogging sites with all age groups but teens are also being drawn in increasing numbers. One of the key reasons is the ability to follow famous people from virtually any industry. This creates a connection with these people and a means of potentially reaching out and contacting them.
WhatsApp is owned by Facebook which was acquired as a way of neutralising its threat to Facebooks own messaging service. WhatsApp is a hit with teens due to its privacy and ability to make calls, send texts and other media to each other. Its simple interface and ability to connect have made it extremely popular with teens.
Telegram
Telegram has risen in popularity with teens due to its free nature and lack of advertisements. It also does a few things that other messaging services do not such as offering the ability to send any file type up to 1.5GB in size. These messages are stored in the cloud and can be conveniently synced across devices.
Kik
Kik has also become a massively popular way for teens to communicate with each other due to its easy interface and quick service. Unlike WhatsApp, it doesn’t require a phone number but only a username to set up so it is good for anonymous communication.
Hopefully your teen will download and enjoy some of these apps listed above.
