For shopping, phones are common and influencers have become a factor – especially for young adults
Social media is an important tool for consumers, with some Americans – particularly younger adults – turning to influencer recommendations.
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Social media is an important tool for consumers, with some Americans – particularly younger adults – turning to influencer recommendations.
PayPal is used by a majority of U.S. adults (57%). Smaller shares report ever using Venmo (38%), Zelle (36%) or Cash App (26%).
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.
Roughly one-in-five teenagers who have heard of ChatGPT say they have used it to help them do their schoolwork.
A majority of teens say a welcoming, safe online environment is more important than people being able to speak their minds freely online.
Black and Hispanic Americans remain less likely than White adults to say they own a traditional computer or have high-speed internet at home.
A quarter of Americans who have used Twitter in the past year say they are not likely to use it a year from now.
16% of U.S. adults say they have ever invested in, traded or used a cryptocurrency such as bitcoin or ether.
In less than a decade, the share of Americans who go “cashless” in a typical week has increased by double digits.
61% of U.S. adults say they have heard at least a fair amount about the phrase “cancel culture,” up from 44% in September 2020.
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