Social Networking Popular Worldwide, with Israel in the Lead
Israel has the highest percentage (53%) of adults who use social networking sites; the United States is a close second.
Looking across 16 countries for which trends are available, the median percentage of people who own a cell phone has risen from 45% in 2002 to 81% in 2010.
Along with the U.S., three other nations surveyed have at least four-in-ten adults on social networks: Poland, Britain and South Korea.
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