Pew Internet reported today that texting is the dominant daily mode of communication between teens and all those with whom they communicate. The volume of texting among teens has risen from 50 texts a day in 2009 to 60 texts for the median teen text user.

Among all teens:

• 63% say that they use text to communicate with others every day.
• 39% of teens make and receive voice calls on their mobile phones every day.
• 35% of all teens socialize with others in person outside of school on a daily basis.
• 29% of all teens exchange messages daily through social network sites.
• 22% of teens use instant messaging daily to talk to others.
• 19% of teens talk on landlines with people in their lives daily.
• 6% of teens exchange email daily.