According to a survey conducted in 2023 in the United States, over 77 percent of middle and high school students aged between 13 and 17 years had recently experienced someone posting hurtful comments about them online. Additionally, 70.4 percent of respondents reported someone spreading rumors about them online within the last 30 days.
Share of students in the United States who have recently experienced cyberbullying in 2023
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Someone posted mean or hurtful comments about me online
77.5%
Someone spread rumors about me online
70.4%
Someone embarrassed or humiliated me online
69.1%
Someone intentionally excluded me from a group text or group chat
66.4%
Someone repeatedly contacted me via text or online after I told them to stop
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Cyberbullying Research Center. (October 3, 2023). Share of students in the United States who have recently experienced cyberbullying in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497581/us-students-experiencing-cyberbullying/
Cyberbullying Research Center. "Share of students in the United States who have recently experienced cyberbullying in 2023." Chart. October 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497581/us-students-experiencing-cyberbullying/
Cyberbullying Research Center. (2023). Share of students in the United States who have recently experienced cyberbullying in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497581/us-students-experiencing-cyberbullying/
Cyberbullying Research Center. "Share of Students in The United States Who Have Recently Experienced Cyberbullying in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497581/us-students-experiencing-cyberbullying/
Cyberbullying Research Center, Share of students in the United States who have recently experienced cyberbullying in 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497581/us-students-experiencing-cyberbullying/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of students in the United States who have recently experienced cyberbullying in 2023 [Graph], Cyberbullying Research Center, October 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497581/us-students-experiencing-cyberbullying/
