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short readsOct 2, 2025

Americans increasingly see legal sports betting as a bad thing for society and sports

Today, 43% of U.S. adults say the fact that sports betting is now legal in much of the country is a bad thing for society, up from 34% in 2022.
short readsMay 27, 2026

Trading volume on prediction markets has soared in recent months

Prediction market trading volume has risen from under $5 billion monthly in mid 2025 to nearly $24 billion in April 2026, with sports dominating.
short readsSep 18, 2025

More Americans get news about government and politics than about other topics

Fewer say they frequently get news about science and technology (32%), business and finance (32%), sports (27%) and entertainment (19%).
short readsDec 9, 2025

Striking findings from 2025

Here’s a look back at 2025 through 12 of our most striking research findings.
short readsMar 16, 2026

Americans are less likely than people in many other countries to see gambling as morally wrong

In many other surveyed countries, about half of adults or more see gambling as immoral. This includes 89% in Indonesia, 83% in India and 71% in Italy.
reportFeb 17, 2026

Appendix C: Codebook

Below is the coding scheme developed and used by researchers to code the responses to the open-ended question “What makes you feel proud of (survey country)? Please share as much detail as you would like.” Keywords listed with each code represent examples indicating how a unit of information could be coded and are not a […]
short readsJun 2, 2026

Who do Americans think is going to win the World Cup?

Most Americans say they are unlikely to follow the 2026 World Cup, though immigrants are far more likely than U.S.-born adults to tune in.
reportDec 18, 2025

Netflix strikes video podcast deals with iHeartMedia and Barstool Sports

☀️ Happy Thursday! The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! The Briefing will be on hiatus until Thursday, Jan. 8. Happy holidays! ❄️ In today’s email: 🔥 Featured story This week, Netflix announced deals with iHeartMedia and Barstool Sports to publish video podcast episodes from select shows exclusively on Netflix beginning in early 2026, furthering the streaming platform’s push into podcasting. […]
reportMar 13, 2025

2. Pressures teens are facing

In addition to asking about the problems their peers at school are dealing with, we asked teens about the pressures they personally face. By far the biggest source of pressure for teens is their grades. Roughly seven-in-ten teens (68%) say they face a great deal or fair amount of pressure to get good grades. Substantial […]
reportApr 25, 2024

Americans’ views of press freedom

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Americans increasingly see legal sports betting as a bad thing for society and sports

Trading volume on prediction markets has soared in recent months

More Americans get news about government and politics than about other topics

Americans are less likely than people in many other countries to see gambling as morally wrong

Appendix C: Codebook

Who do Americans think is going to win the World Cup?

Netflix strikes video podcast deals with iHeartMedia and Barstool Sports

Americans’ views of press freedom

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