Why women check social media more than men

WASHINGTON — If you’re a social media holdout, you are an increasingly rare breed.

D.C.-based business news and how-to website The Manifest says 86 percent of Americans now use social media every day. Women are more likely than men to check in repeatedly throughout the day.

“This is definitely generally speaking and it is not true for all women or all men, but women tend to be more communicative in general, so it makes sense that they are on social media more often,” Kristen Herhold at The Manifest told WTOP.

“I know for me, I am always checking Instagram to see what my friends are up to, versus my boyfriend who goes on social media much less often, and it comes down to I have a lot more friends who are posting more often so there is more for me to see,” she said.

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