U.S. adults who use selected social networks 2021

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Stacy Jo Dixon,
Aug 29, 2023
A telephone survey conducted in the United States in 2021 found that 81 percent of internet users used YouTube and 69 percent said that they used Facebook, now rebranded as Meta, followed by 40 percent stating that they used Instagram. Additionally, 21 percent of respondents reported to use TikTok whilst 18 percent used Reddit.

Share of internet users in the United States who use selected social media networks as of February 2021

CharacteristicShare of respondents
YouTube 81%
Facebook 69%
Instagram 40%
Pinterest 31%
LinkedIn 28%
Snapchat 25%
Twitter 23%
WhatsApp 23%
TikTok 21%
Reddit 18%
Nextdoor 13%
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Release date

October 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

January 25 to February 8, 2021

Number of respondents

1,502 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

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