Newsroom
On International Youth Skills Day, July 15, Eurostat released a survey highlighting daily social media use among young people, with Cyprus and Greece ranking near the top.
In 2024, 97% of young people aged 16 to 29 in the European Union reported daily internet use, compared to 88% of the total population, a difference of nine percentage points. The highest social media engagement among this age group was in the Czech Republic (99%), followed closely by Cyprus and Greece at 98%.
At the lower end were France (70%, data from 2023), Italy (80%), and Germany, Slovakia, and Bulgaria (each 84%).
Over the past decade, the gap in internet use between young people and the general population has narrowed significantly. In 2014, 87% of young people used the internet daily, while only 63% of the total population did, a 24-point difference.
Regarding social media activities, 88% of young people aged 16 to 29 created user profiles, posted messages, or engaged in similar actions, compared to 65% of the total population.
