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title: "Appendix: Who Is Part of an Online Community?"
description: "[![A bar chart showing Who is part of an online community? ](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/10/PI_2026.10.14_online-communities_A-01.png?w=310)](https://www.pewresearch.org/?attachment_id=692024)"
date: "2026-10-14"
authors:
  - name: "Colleen McClain"
    job_title: "Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/colleen-mcclain/"
  - name: "Jeffrey Gottfried"
    job_title: "Associate Director, Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/jeffrey-gottfried/"
  - name: "Eugenie Park"
    job_title: "Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/eugenie-park/"
  - name: "Michelle Faverio"
    job_title: "Research Associate"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/michelle-faverio/"
  - name: "Olivia Sidoti"
    job_title: "Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/olivia-sidoti/"
  - name: "Monica Anderson"
    job_title: "Director, Internet and Technology Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/monica-anderson/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/10/14/appendix-who-is-part-of-an-online-community/"
categories:
  - "Friendships"
  - "Internet & Technology"
  - "Politics Online"
  - "Social Media"
---

# Appendix: Who Is Part of an Online Community?

[![A bar chart showing Who is part of an online community? ](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/10/PI_2026.10.14_online-communities_A-01.png?w=310)](https://www.pewresearch.org/?attachment_id=692024)

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