Which Age Group Uses Snapchat the Most?
One key component of a successful online marketing strategy for any business is an accurate buyer persona profile. This requires knowing your target audience’s shopping habits and demographic.
Given that Snapchat is presently one of the most popular social media platforms, understanding which age group uses Snapchat the most paves the way for an effective marketing strategy. Here’s a look at the average age of Snapchat users.
Snapchat age demographics: Key data
- With a share of 38%, users aged 18 to 24 make up the biggest group of Snapchat users.
- The average age of Snapchat users is between 18 and 34.
- The older demographic (users aged 50 and above) consist of just 3.8% of all Snapchat users.
Snapchat age demographics: 2024
|
Ages of Snapchat users |
Share |
|
13–17 |
19.2% |
|
18–24 |
38.0% |
|
25–34 |
24.2% |
|
35–49 |
14.3% |
|
50+ |
3.8% |
The latest data on Snapchat age demographics show that nearly two out of five (38%) of the platform’s users are aged between 18 and 24. With the number of Snapchat users worldwide reported at 422 million, this breaks down to around 160 million active users in this age range.
There are slightly more male users than female users in this age category, with males consisting of 20.2% and females making up 17.8%. This also means that more than one in five people using Snapchat is a male between 18 and 24 years old.
The second-largest age group of Snapchat users is 25 to 34. Those in this range make up 24.2%—just under one-quarter—of all Snapchat users. Much like the 18- to 24-year-old group, there are slightly more male users (12.9%) than female users (11.3%).
Together, these two age groups account for the majority (62.2%) of all Snapchat users. This means that the average age of Snapchat users falls between 18 and 34.
Snapchat users between 13 and 17 years old constitute the third-largest group—19.2% of all users are in this age range. Unlike those in the 18- to 24-year-old and 25- to 35-year-old categories, there are slightly more female users (10.2%) than male users (9%).
The fourth-largest age range of Snapchat users is 35 to 49. Just 14.3% of people that use Snapchat frequently are in this category. Users aged 50 and above make up the smallest group—comprising just 3.8% of all active Snapchat users.
Snapchat users by age vs. other social networks
Snapchat’s age demographics look similar to those of rival networks like Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok, in that the majority of its users are aged between 18 and 34.
Users aged 55 and up also form the smallest group of users for these other popular social media platforms.