Snap Digital Well-Being Index (Wave 4)

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

Geo

Multi

Year

2026

3,003

Ages

13-17

Per-app coverage

Harms

Offline—

Files

Slide Deck

Notes · Non-probability; Scoped to teens 13-17 (N=3,003). Snap surveys Gen Z 13-24 (full base N=6,007: teens 3,003 + young adults 3,004) + parents 3,030; the deck reports headline rates on the combined 13-24 base with teen breakouts.

References

Snap (2025) DWBI Wave 4— Digital Well-Being Index Wave 4 — presentation deck
Snap Inc. (2025). Digital Well-Being Index, Wave 4 — Research Findings. Presentation deck, June 25, 2025.
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https://values.snap.com/safety/dwbi
Retrieved on:
2026-05-21
Pages:
73
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Snap (2026), Year 4 release announcement— Year 4 release announcement (text-only capture)
Snap Inc. (2026). New research: More Gen Zers flourished online in 2025 as digital well-being crept higher. February 9, 2026. Text-only capture retrieved October 6, 2026.
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Study details & methodology

Name	Snap (2025) DWBI Wave 4 — Digital Well-Being Index Wave 4 — presentation deckp. 1open file ↗ “DIGITAL WELL-BEING INDEX” Wave 4 research-findings deck (dated June 25, 2025).
Country	Snap (2025) DWBI Wave 4 — Digital Well-Being Index Wave 4 — presentation deckp. 2open file ↗ “9,037 interviews across six countries” Six countries: United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, India, Australia. Multi-country sample; not US-specific.
Publication year	Snap (2026), Year 4 release announcement — Year 4 release announcement (text-only capture)p. 1open file ↗ “February 9, 2026” Wave 4: fieldwork in 2025; full annual release on February 9, 2026.
Fieldwork dates	Snap (2025) DWBI Wave 4 — Digital Well-Being Index Wave 4 — presentation deckp. 2open file ↗ “Polling conducted April 29-May 10, 2025”
Sample size	Snap (2025) DWBI Wave 4 — Digital Well-Being Index Wave 4 — presentation deckp. 2open file ↗ “Teens 13-17, N = 3,003” Teen cohort ages 13–17, n=3,003; the full Gen Z sample is 6,007 respondents aged 13–24, plus 3,030 parents. The deck includes teen breakouts as well as combined teen and young-adult measures.
Age range	Snap (2025) DWBI Wave 4 — Digital Well-Being Index Wave 4 — presentation deckp. 2open file ↗ “Teens 13-17, N = 3,003”“Young adults 18-24, N = 3,004” Teen cohort ages 13–17, n=3,003.
Sampling	Snap (2025) DWBI Wave 4 — Digital Well-Being Index Wave 4 — presentation deckp. 2open file ↗ “Snap commissions the research, but it covers Generation Z teens’ and young adults’ experiences across online platforms generally” Online survey. The archived deck does not identify the panel provider or document how respondents were selected.

Harms measured

Bullying	Snap (2025) DWBI Wave 4 — Digital Well-Being Index Wave 4 — presentation deckp. 73question context p. 5open file ↗ “Q5. 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.73; the question stem is on p.5.
Self-Harm	Snap (2025) DWBI Wave 4 — Digital Well-Being Index Wave 4 — presentation deckp. 73question context p. 5open file ↗ “Q5. 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 (2025) DWBI Wave 4 — Digital Well-Being Index Wave 4 — presentation deckp. 73question context p. 5open 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.73; the question asks about experiences that happened personally online.
Contact	Snap (2025) DWBI Wave 4 — Digital Well-Being Index Wave 4 — presentation deckp. 73question context p. 5open 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.73.