U.S. social network users 2023, by political position

In November 2023, a significant proportion of BeReal users in the United States identified as politically right, indicating that the French mobile-first photo and social media platform has more users who hold a political right inclination than any other social media platform. Reddit gained popularity among users who were politically left in the United States, accounting for 28 percent of the total users. Overall, the selected social media platforms were more popular with politically right users than left or center users.

Distribution of leading social media platform users in the United States as of November 2023, by political position

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Release date

November 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

October 4, 2023 to September 29, 2023

Number of respondents

60,115 respondents

Age group

18-64 years

Special properties

social media platform users in the U.S.

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Values may not sum up to 100 percent due to rounding.

Original questions:

"Many people use the terms ’left’ and ’right’ when they want to describe political views. Where would you place yourself on a scale from left to right?" Single Pick;

"What social media platforms do you use regularly? This does not include instant messengers such as WhatsApp"; Multi Pick;

Base for each app:

* Users of social media platforms (total) n= 7,479
Facebook users n= 5,845
Instagram users n= 3,944
LinkedIn users n= 1,526
Pinterest users n= 2,168
Reddit users n=1,280
Snapchat users n= 2,418
TikTok users n= 2,727
Tumblr users n= 479
Twitch users n= 730
Twitter users n= 2,320
YouTube users n= 5,037