Study: Teens Are Not Fleeing Facebook

Youth social media habits may surprise you

Who says Facebook doesn’t still have its youth? Almost 80 percent of teens are there, and they are more active on the social network than any other, according to a new survey of 12- to 17-year-olds.

Forrester's popularity poll—taken in the U.S.—also found that Google+ actually registers with teenagers more than Pinterest and has an adoption rate similar to Twitter’s.

"There is a yawning gap between the reality of social usage and what is commonly reported," said Nate Elliott, a researcher at Forrester.

The idea of teens fleeing Facebook has become almost social media gospel.

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