JIM-Studie 2025: how teenagers use smartphones, social media and AI
The JIM-Studie is the most important long-term survey of teenagers’ media use in Germany. We summarise the core findings and say what they do and don’t tell us.
Every year in November, the JIM-Studie by the Medienpädagogischer Forschungsverbund Südwest is published. Since 1998 it has surveyed young people aged 12 to 19 in Germany, making it the longest data series on how teenagers use media. Here are the results of the 2025 edition and tips on how to read them.
Who was surveyed
The key findings
How to read the figures correctly
For younger children, the JIM-Studie is not the right source. For them there is the KIM-Studie (6 to 13 years) by the same research association [2].
What parents can take away from this
The JIM-Studie 2026 is expected to be published in November. We will then add a comparison to this article.
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