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A Snapchat Back to School Hub

Shopping starts in a Snap

Snapchat is the Back to School command center. From discovery to purchase, Snapchat is where students and parents make Back to School decisions together.


Back to school is a
cultural reset

Back to School is one of the most important shopping seasons of the year. 


It’s a period when students seek to reinvent themselves as they enter the next grade. A new outfit becomes a new identity, a new hairstyle brings a confidence boost, and new supplies inspire motivation.

Back to School Decisions don’t happen in feeds

Back to School shopping is social, collaborative, 
and constant. It’s not driven by doom scroll. It’s driven 
by conversations.

agree that most Back to School shopping conversations or interactions happen in private channels rather than public comments.¹

Snapchat is the Back to School Command Center

From Chat To Checkout

Snapchat connects every step of the Back to School journey
where discovery, validation, and purchase happen together

946M
monthly active users²

3.5B
daily friend interactions³

92%
of student Snapchatters
have used Snapchat as part of their Back to School shopping¹

89%
of parent Snapchatters
have used Snapchat as part of their Back to School shopping¹

1.3X
Average students Back to School spend 1.3x higher than non-Snapchatters¹

1.5X
Average parents Back to School spend 1.5x higher than non-Snapchatters¹

And what’s more?

Snapchatters are an incremental audience you may not reach elsewhere. 40% of U.S. Snapchatters aren’t on TikTok daily; 31% of U.S. Snapchatters aren’t on Instagram daily⁴

Brands succeed when they show up like
Snapchatters across all 5 tabs.

In fact, 97% of Snapchatters visit more than one tab per session.⁵

Show up where decisions are made

References

1

Source: Back to School study by Ipsos, commissioned by Snap Inc, 2026

2

Source: Snap Inc. Q4 2025 Earnings

3

Source: Snap Internal Data, July 2025, Global

4

Source: GWI Q2'25-Q3'25. Sample Size: 798. %[Daily Base] Snap Incremental Reach & Online shoppers unique to Snap. Market: USA

5

Source: 2024 Alter Agents study “How We Snap”, commissioned by Snap Inc. (Global)

References
1

Source: Back to School study by Ipsos, commissioned by Snap Inc, 2026

2

Source: Snap Inc. Q4 2025 Earnings

3

Source: Snap Internal Data, July 2025, Global

4

Source: GWI Q2'25-Q3'25. Sample Size: 798. %[Daily Base] Snap Incremental Reach & Online shoppers unique to Snap. Market: USA

5

Source: 2024 Alter Agents study “How We Snap”, commissioned by Snap Inc. (Global)