On today’s podcast episode, we discuss teens’ online behavior: which digital activities they engage in on which devices, why this could be the cohort to take social commerce mainstream, what a teen’s life on social media looks like, how these young people use AI, and more. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, along with analysts Paola Flores-Marquez and Emmy Liederman. Listen everywhere, and watch on YouTube and Spotify.

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Growing Up “Constantly Online”: What Teens’ Online Lives Really Look Like | Behind the Numbers

Behind the Numbers: an EMARKETER Podcast

Growing Up “Constantly Online”: What Teens’ Online Lives Really Look Like | Behind the Numbers