According to a January 2021 survey of social media users in the United States, around five in ten users of LinkedIn reported having money invested in the stock market. Reddit users were also more likely to have made stock investments in the past, as 52 percent of the respondents belonging to the Reddit's community reported having money personally or jointly in the stock market. In January 2021, Reddit users belonging to the subreddit r/wallstreetbets came together in a coordinated buying of GameStop shares in order to deliberately increase the losses of hedge funds that had expected the price would decrease.
Share of social media users in the United States who have money invested in the stock market as of January 2021
Original question: "Do you personally (or jointly with a spouse), have any money invested in the stock market right now, either in an individual stock or in a mutual fund?"
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YouGov. (January 29, 2021). Share of social media users in the United States who have money invested in the stock market as of January 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255319/us-social-media-users-stock-investments-2021/
YouGov. "Share of social media users in the United States who have money invested in the stock market as of January 2021." Chart. January 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255319/us-social-media-users-stock-investments-2021/
YouGov. (2021). Share of social media users in the United States who have money invested in the stock market as of January 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255319/us-social-media-users-stock-investments-2021/
YouGov. "Share of Social Media Users in The United States Who Have Money Invested in The Stock Market as of January 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255319/us-social-media-users-stock-investments-2021/
YouGov, Share of social media users in the United States who have money invested in the stock market as of January 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255319/us-social-media-users-stock-investments-2021/ (last visited January 03, 2025)
Share of social media users in the United States who have money invested in the stock market as of January 2021 [Graph], YouGov, January 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255319/us-social-media-users-stock-investments-2021/
