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Table 6 Healthfulness of food products/brands on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok posts amongst the most popular influencers for children 10–12 years old between June 1st 2021 and May 31st 2022

From: #junkfluenced: the marketing of unhealthy food and beverages by social media influencers popular with Canadian children on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok

 

Brands

n(%)

Products

n(%)

Total

n(%)

YouTube

 Healthier

14(16)

52(12)

66(13)

 Less healthy

72(84)

390(88)

462(88)

 Total

86(100)

442(100)

528(100)

Instagram

 Healthier

0(0)

6(23)

6(15)

 Less healthy

15(100)

20(77)

35(85)

 Total

15(100)

26(100)

41(100)

TikTok

 Healthier

0(0)

43(50)

43(47)

 Less healthy

5(100)

43(50)

48(53)

 Total

5(100)

86(100)

91(100)

Total

 Healthier

14(13)

101(18)

115(17)

 Less healthy

92(87)

453(82)

545(83)

 Total

106(100)

554(100)

660(100)

  1. aA random sample of 50% YouTube posts were analyzed and frequencies are weighted
  2. bA random sample of 50% of Justin Bieber’s Instagram posts within the study time frame were analyzed and frequencies are weighted
  3. cAll TikTok posts collected within the study timeframe were analyzed