Snap Digital Well-Being Index (Wave 1)

Study details from the Studies index, with sources and citations for each field.

Geo

Multi

Year

2023

6,002

Ages

13-24

Per-app coverage

Harms

Offline—

Files

Slide Deck

Notes · Non-probability; online survey across six countries. N=6,002 covers respondents aged 13–24; the full survey includes 9,003 respondents including parents. Harm rates are reported for the combined 13–24 group without a separate 13–17 breakdown.

References

Snap (2022) DWBI Wave 1— Digital Well-Being Index Year 1 — presentation deck
Snap Inc. (2022). Digital Well-Being Index, Year 1 (Wave 1) — Research Findings. Presentation deck.
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Snap Inc. (2023). Introducing the Digital Well-Being Index. February 6, 2023. Text-only capture retrieved October 6, 2026.
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Study details & methodology

Name	Snap (2022) DWBI Wave 1 — Digital Well-Being Index Year 1 — presentation deckp. 1open file ↗ “2022 Digital Well-Being Index” Year 1 (Wave 1) of the DWBI.
Country	Snap (2022) DWBI Wave 1 — Digital Well-Being Index Year 1 — presentation deckp. 3open file ↗ “Australia, France, Germany” Six countries: Australia, France, Germany, India, UK, U.S. Multi-country sample; not US-specific.
Publication year	Snap (2023), Year 1 release announcement — Year 1 release announcement (text-only capture)p. 1open file ↗ “February 6, 2023” Wave 1: fieldwork in 2022; full annual release on February 6, 2023.
Fieldwork dates	Snap (2022) DWBI Wave 1 — Digital Well-Being Index Year 1 — presentation deckp. 3open file ↗ “Interviews were conducted April 22, 2022, through May 10, 2022”
Sample size	Snap (2022) DWBI Wave 1 — Digital Well-Being Index Year 1 — presentation deckp. 8open file ↗ “Base: Gen Z, N=6002” 6,002 respondents aged 13–24 across six countries. The full survey also includes parents, for 9,003 respondents in total.
Age range	Snap (2022) DWBI Wave 1 — Digital Well-Being Index Year 1 — presentation deckp. 3open file ↗ “Gen Z teens, 13-17”“Gen Z adults, 18-24” Combined teen and young-adult sample, ages 13–24.
Sampling	Snap (2022) DWBI Wave 1 — Digital Well-Being Index Year 1 — presentation deckp. 3open file ↗ “12-minute online survey” Online survey. The archived deck does not identify the panel provider or document how respondents were selected.

Harms measured

Bullying	Snap (2022) DWBI Wave 1 — Digital Well-Being Index Year 1 — presentation deckp. 51question context p. 9open file ↗ “Which, if any, of the following have happened to you personally ONLINE, on any electronic device during the past three months?…” “I have been bullied, harassed, teased, or called hurtful names online” Q5: online bullying and harassment. The risk definition is printed on p.51; the question stem is on p.9.
Self-Harm	Snap (2022) DWBI Wave 1 — Digital Well-Being Index Year 1 — presentation deckp. 51question context p. 9open file ↗ “Which, if any, of the following have happened to you personally ONLINE, on any electronic device during the past three months?…” “I have had thoughts about harming myself as a result of interacting online”“I have had thoughts about suicide as a result of interacting online” Broader self-harm measure: thoughts of self-harm or suicide attributed to interacting online. This measures ideation, not exposure to self-harm content.
Non-Consensual Intimate Imagery (NCII)	Snap (2022) DWBI Wave 1 — Digital Well-Being Index Year 1 — presentation deckp. 51question context p. 9open file ↗ “Which, if any, of the following have happened to you personally ONLINE, on any electronic device during the past three months?…” “Sexually explicit content produced or distributed without the consent of the people depicted” Q5: non-consensual intimate imagery. The risk definition is printed on p.51; the question asks about experiences that happened personally online.
Contact	Snap (2022) DWBI Wave 1 — Digital Well-Being Index Year 1 — presentation deckp. 51question context p. 9open file ↗ “Which, if any, of the following have happened to you personally ONLINE, on any electronic device during the past three months?…” “Being personally contacted by someone who obtained my information online that I don’t want to interact with or didn’t expect to hear from.” Q5: unwanted contact and unwanted sexual attention. Risk definitions are printed on p.51.