8 charts on technology use around the world
In most countries surveyed, around nine-in-ten or more adults are online. In South Korea, 99% of adults use the internet.
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In most countries surveyed, around nine-in-ten or more adults are online. In South Korea, 99% of adults use the internet.
Just 14% of all U.S. adults say they have used ChatGPT for entertainment, to learn something new, or for their work.
Concern among U.S. adults about cryptocurrency is broad, but some groups are more concerned than others. Only 18% are somewhat confident in crypto.
Around seven-in-ten U.S. adults (68%) say they ever use Facebook, a share that has remained relatively flat since 2016.
71% of adults say they are very or somewhat concerned about how the government uses the data it collects about them, up from 64% in 2019.
About six-in-ten Americans (59%) see TikTok as a major or minor threat to national security in the United States.
U.S. adults and teens are more likely to support than oppose requiring parental consent for minors to create a social media account.
A quarter of Americans who have used Twitter in the past year say they are not likely to use it a year from now.
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.
Since Elon Musk’s take over of Twitter, Republican users have more positive views of the site, while those of Democratic users are more negative.
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