TikTok user ratio in the U.S. 2022, by age group

TikTok, a social video app launched in 2016 used for sharing and creating video content, continues to grow in popularity. As of 2022, approximately 41 percent of users in the U.S. engaged with the popular social video app. Around seven in 10 respondents aged between 18 and 19 years were using TikTok, while usage among respondents aged between 20 and 29 years was approximately 56 percent. TikTok global usageIn 2021, TikTok had 1 billion active monthly users worldwide, a growth of 45 percent on the previous year. As of April 2021, the majority of global TikTok users spent less than one hour per week on the platform. Eleven percent of users spent five to ten hours a week on the app, and six percent were using it for ten hours or more per week.Users' opinion: safety concerns and positive influenceOnline TikTok challenges and hoaxes have been a topic of discussion in recent years, with parents raising concerns about safety regarding content posted on the platform. As for U.S. adults’ opinions of TikTok, favorable attitudes towards the platform decrease with age. Overall, as of November 2021, 33 percent of users aged 18 to 34 years had a favorable opinion of the app, but just one in 10 users aged between 45 and 64 years felt the same. Around 20 percent of all adults had a very unfavorable view of TikTok.Despite the criticism, the platform hosts a large number of positive influencers, focusing on themes such as mental health awareness and body positivity. In 2021, one of the most followed TikTok educators and activists was Nicole Lilly Christou, with her profile @nikkililly reporting approximately 7.7 million followers in the United Kingdom alone.

TikTok，一款于2016年推出的社交短视频应用，旨在分享和创作视频内容，其受欢迎程度持续增长。截至2022年，美国约有41%的用户参与了这一流行的社交视频应用。在18至19岁年龄段的受访者中，大约有七成正在使用TikTok，而20至29岁年龄段的受访者中，使用率约为56%。2021年，TikTok的全球活跃月度用户数达到10亿，较上一年增长45%。截至2021年4月，全球TikTok用户中有超过一半的人每周在该平台上花费的时间不足一小时。其中，11%的用户每周在该应用上花费五至十小时，6%的用户每周使用时间超过十小时。用户观点：安全顾虑与积极影响近年来，TikTok上的挑战和骗局已成为公众讨论的焦点，家长们对平台上发布的内容的安全性问题表示担忧。至于美国成年人对TikTok的看法，随着年龄的增长，对平台的正面态度逐渐减弱。总体而言，截至2021年11月，18至34岁的用户中有33%对这款应用持正面评价，但只有10%的45至64岁年龄段的用户持有相同的看法。大约20%的成年人对TikTok持有非常不利的看法。尽管受到批评，该平台仍聚集了大量积极的影响者，他们专注于心理健康意识、身体自信等主题。2021年，最被关注的TikTok教育者和活动家之一是Nicole Lilly Christou，她在英国独自拥有约770万粉丝，其用户名为@nikkililly。