Twenty-two percent of all grandparents in the UK are using social networks, according to Mashable.
Nana and Papa are really active online, too: 51% say they log in once a week or more, and 35% log in a few times every month. Sixty-eight percent of those asked said they had joined their chosen social network in the past year. A quarter of participants said they had joined a social network to find old friends, one-fifth said they did it to keep in touch with friends and family, and half were encouraged to do so by younger people in their families.
But, it's not just the Brit-Boomers who are embracing social media.
Of course, younger people still dominate Facebook, but the growth of that demo is down (their usage only grew 13% during the year covered by Pew's report.) Meanwhile, older adults are catching up at an incredibly quick pace, though it remains to be seen whether they will pass the youth or hit a ceiling at or below the usage levels reported by young adults and teens.
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