1. According to two different studies, the average person has 229 friends on a socialnetworking site like Facebook. For teenagers, the number is higher; it’s between300 and 425.2. Well, like most people, teenagers are friends with classmates, family members, andclose friends.3. Actually, yes. Many teens in the U.S. and the UK say they often accept online friendrequests from acquaintances and sometimes even strangers. In fact, according toone recent study, many teens don’t know and will probably never meet 25% oftheir online friends.4. A number of teenagers say they like connecting with friends on Facebook. Butsome teens also say they feel pressure to join because it’s the main way friendsconnect. If you’re not on Facebook, or a similar site, you won’t know what yourfriends are doing.