Few Americans pay for news when they encounter paywalls
Among adults who have not paid for news in the past year, the most common reason they cite is that they can find plenty of other news articles for free.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
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Americans’ Use of Social Media in 2026
Today YouTube and Facebook are the most-widely used online platforms. Explore the demographic patterns and trends shaping the social media landscape.
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8 in 10 Israelis view United Nations unfavorably
This year, only 16% of Israelis have a favorable view of the UN – the lowest level in surveys going back to 2007.
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6. News influencers on Facebook
Far more of the site’s news influencers explicitly identify with the political right than left, and two-thirds are men.
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2. Perceived pros and cons of not having children
Among U.S. adults ages 50 and older who never had children, majorities say achieving certain things in life – such as having a fulfilling life, or a successful career – don’t have much to do with whether someone has children. At the same time, many say not having children has made some aspects of life […]
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Race and LGBTQ Issues in K-12 Schools
We asked public K-12 teachers, teens and U.S. adults how they see topics related to race and LGBTQ issues playing out in the classroom.
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How people in the U.S. and other G7 countries view each other
Americans have more favorable views of the other G7 countries than people in these countries do of the U.S.
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Americans say politically motivated violence is increasing, and they see many reasons why
Just over half of Americans see left-wing (53%) and right-wing (52%) extremism as major problems.
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America’s News Influencers
This study explores the makeup of the social media news influencer universe, including who they are, what content they create and who their audiences are.
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1. Race and LGBTQ issues in the classroom
To understand how conversations about race and LGBTQ issues are playing out in schools, we asked public K-12 teachers who have been teaching more than one year how often these topics came up in their classroom in the last school year (2022-23). By large margins, Democratic teachers are more likely than Republican teachers to say […]