5 facts about how Americans use Facebook, two decades after its launch
Around seven-in-ten U.S. adults (68%) say they ever use Facebook, a share that has remained relatively flat since 2016.
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Around seven-in-ten U.S. adults (68%) say they ever use Facebook, a share that has remained relatively flat since 2016.
More than half of U.S. teens say it would be difficult for them to give up social media. 36% say they spend too much time on social media.
Internet use is nearly ubiquitous in Germany, but social media use is not. In fact, Germans stand out internationally for their relatively light use of social media.
Across eight countries surveyed in Latin America, Africa and South Asia, a median of 73% of adults say they use WhatsApp and 62% say they use Facebook.
The social media sites that journalists use most frequently for their jobs differ from those that the public turns to for news.
Over the years, we have studied how U.S. adults – as well as teens and children – use and engage with Instagram. Here are seven key takeaways.
U.S. adults and teens are more likely to support than oppose requiring parental consent for minors to create a social media account.
62% of U.S. adults under 30 say they use TikTok, compared with 39% of those ages 30 to 49, 24% of those 50 to 64, and 10% of those 65 and older.
As Elon Musk rebrands Twitter to “X,” here are eight facts about Americans’ use of the social media platform.
In April 2021, we followed up with many of the same parents surveyed in March 2020 on their children’s use of technology and social media.
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