comScore Media Metrix surveyed the Web habits of 14,243,00 teenage Americans who go online. A significant proportion of the average teen?s time online is spent connecting with peers whether it?s instant messaging, blogs or e-mail. Sites that facilitate or promote teen communication were among the highest ranked properties by composition of users age 13 to 17. Educational sites which allow teens to use the Internet for help with schoolwork, are disproportionately popular among this segment. Teens make up 29 and 23% of these sites audiences, respectively.
| Top Web properties visited by audience 13-17 years old | |||
| Audience, 000 | % of teenagers | Composition index | |
| Total Internet Population, ages 13-17 |
14,243 | 8.8 | 100 |
| Deviantart.Com | 276 | 29.5 | 335 |
| Purevolume.Com | 254 | 29.2 | 333 |
| Freetranslation.Com | 387 | 28.8 | 328 |
| Buddyprofile.Com | 623 | 26.5 | 302 |
| Xanga.Com | 1,693 | 25.4 | 289 |
| Funnyjunk.Com | 347 | 23.8 | 271 |
| Quizyourfriends.Com | 412 | 23.7 | 269 |
| Picturetrail.Com | 433 | 22.8 | 260 |
| Sparknotes.Com | 473 | 22.7 | 258 |
| Bolt | 574 | 22.5 | 257 |
| Alloy | 585 | 22.4 | 255 |
| Neopets.Com | 805 | 22.3 | 254 |
| Limewire | 885 | 21.8 | 248 |
| Lyrics.Com | 648 | 20.2 | 230 |
| Livejournal.Com | 1112 | 20.1 | 229 |
| Source: comScore Media Metrix | |||