Social Media Fact Sheet
Today YouTube and Facebook are the most-widely used online platforms. Explore the demographic patterns and trends shaping the social media landscape.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Today YouTube and Facebook are the most-widely used online platforms. Explore the demographic patterns and trends shaping the social media landscape.
YouTube remains the most popular, but adults are increasingly using Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp and Reddit. Use of some platforms varies by age, gender, and race and ethnicity.
Nine-in-ten U.S. teens say they use YouTube. Majorities also use TikTok (63%), Instagram (61%) and Snapchat (55%).
Americans increasingly have been turning to TikTok – both in general and for news – even as the app faces an uncertain future in the United States.
These groups are far apart in their enthusiasm and predictions for AI, but both want more personal control and worry about too little regulation.
Nearly half of U.S. teens (46%) say they’re on the internet almost constantly. YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat remain widely used by teens.
About six-in-ten U.S. adults (62%) say that “people being too easily offended by things others say” is a major problem in the country today.
About four-in-ten U.S. adults say religion is very important. Most Christians see the Bible as important to them. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.
Overwhelming majorities expect transgender people (84%) and gay and lesbian people (76%) to lose influence under Trump.
Most X users say their recent experiences using the platform have been mostly positive or neutral.
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