{"id":4387,"date":"2018-01-24T16:36:32","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T16:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/genhq.com\/?p=4387"},"modified":"2022-07-25T14:03:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T14:03:49","slug":"gen-x-addicted-social-media-millennials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genhq.com\/gen-x-addicted-social-media-millennials\/","title":{"rendered":"Gen X More Addicted to Social Media Than Millennials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A surprising new study revealed that Gen Xers are actually the top social media users \u2013 not Millennials!<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4388\" src=\"https:\/\/genhq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Gen-X-Addicted-to-Social-Media-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"870\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/01\/27\/technology\/millennial-social-media-usage.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">January 2017 Nielsen<\/span><\/a> report showed that Americans age 35 to 49 were found to spend nearly an hour more per week on social media than Millennials. Specifically, the report showed that Gen X spent an average of 6 hours 58 minutes a week on social media networks, compared with 6 hours 19 minutes for <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/Millennials-Gen-Y-Generation-Y-info\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Millennials<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>More predictably, <a href=\"\/the-generations-hub\/generational-faqs\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Baby Boomers<\/span><\/a> were shown to spend significantly less time on social media, with their consumption rounding out just over four hours a week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the other key study findings?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Regardless of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/large-generation-us\/\" rel=\"noopener\">generation<\/a>,<\/span> the study found that social media consumption was up all around, with the assumption that ubiquitous smartphone usage has enabled these cross-generational behaviors. Whereas people once used their mobile phones to simply make calls on the go (a la the 1990s!), the rise of the always-connected smartphone to social media has given every generation the ability to stay connected in myriad ways.<\/p>\n<p>The report found that in the United States, 97 percent of Millennials, and 94 percent of<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <a href=\"\/gen-x-may-unprepared-take-caregiver-role-aging-parents\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Gen X<\/a><\/span>, had access to smartphones. The report also found that Facebook is still by far the most popular network, with about 178.2 million unique users. It was followed by Instagram, with 91.5 million unique users; Twitter, with 82.2 million unique users; and Pinterest, with 69.6 million users.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the report looked at second-screen activity on social media, measuring how many times Facebook and Twitter users employed those sites to post about programs they were watching or to interact with others\u2019 posts. Again, in this category, it was Gen X that dominated: On an average day, the report found that 42% of those interacting with television on Facebook were ages 35 to 49 and only 40% were Millennials.<\/p>\n<p>The evolution of social media usage will be very interesting to watch as Millennials have kids of their own and Gen Z emerges. We will be following this closely.<\/p>\n<p><em>Do have a generational challenge that you want solved? Contact us. Our expertise is solving generational challenges with sales, marketing, and employment to drive measurable results.\u00a0<\/em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"mailto:Info@GenHQ.com?subject=I%27d%20like%20a%20little%20info%20on%20generational%20speaking%20and%20research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Email us here<\/em><\/a><\/span><em><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/em><em>if you\u2019d like a little info on our customized generational speaking, research, and consulting. We are passionate about turning Gen Z and Millennial challenges into breakthrough opportunities.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Interested in more cool stats, facts, and insights for bridging generations? Follow us on @GenHQ and @JasonDorsey. We are passionate about sharing our latest generational discoveries.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A surprising new study revealed that Gen Xers are actually the top social media users \u2013 not Millennials! A January 2017 Nielsen report showed that Americans age 35 to 49 were found to spend nearly an hour more per week on social media than Millennials. 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