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# Want Teen Fans? Start Texting… 4K Times A Month
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/want-teen-fans-start-texting-4k-times-a-month/
- Published: 2010-10-19T12:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2010-10-19T12:30:00.000Z
- Description: A Nielsen study shows that teens send or receive an avergae of 3,339 texts a month or an average of 6 per waking hour. Teen girls average 4,050 and boys. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/10/want-teen-fans-start-texting-4k-times-a-month.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Social Media, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:59

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A Nielsen study shows that teens send or receive an avergae of 3,339 texts a month or an average of 6 per waking hour. Teen girls average 4,050 and boys text 2,539 times each month. Phone usage is down among teens by 14%. Girls talk 753 minutes a month versus boys at 525\. Interestingly. Phone use roses to peaks at age 24.

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