Teens & Online Video

In a survey of 799 teens conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project between April 19 and July 14, 2011, the teens were asked about a number of online behaviors.

Among the findings:

• 37% of internet users ages 12-17 participate in video chats with others using applications such as Skype, Googletalk or iChat. Girls are more likely than boys to have such chats.
• 27% of internet-using teens 12-17 record and upload video to the internet. One major difference between now and 2006 is that online girls are just as likely these days to upload video as online boys.
• 13% of internet-using teens stream video live to the internet for other people to watch.
• Social media users are much more likely than those who do not use social media to engage in all three video behaviors studied.