Despite public perception, most MySpace users are over 35, according to a release today by ComScore. The stat-tracking company says that as MySpace continues to grow, its user base is skewing older - teens accounted for around 25% of users in August 2005, but now only represent 12% of the audience. Almost 41% of MySpacers are aged 35 to 54 - a big increase since last year.
ComScore's stats on the other networks are less surprising: Xanga attracts the youngest users, with 20% of them aged 12-17. Facebook, meanwhile, hits the 18-24 crowd, but that's likely to change now they've opened up the site to everybody - Facebook's average age will probably skew higher over time. Finally, Friendster attracts mainly adults. Bear in mind that Comscore's measurements aren't affected by users lying about their age: the millions of MySpacers aged 100 won't make any difference.