Snapchat still top for US teens despite Instagram's copycat moves

Snapchat is the preferred social media platform for almost 50% of US teens according to new research from investment firm Piper Jaffray. 
Despite increasing pressure from Instagram, 47% of those surveyed said Snapchat was their preferred social platform, up 39% from in the spring and a huge jump from 2015 when Snapchat was the least preferred social network. 
The report from Piper Jaffray surveyed 6,100 teens in the US across 44 states with an average age of 16. The survey include