Share of U.S. adults who use social media 2019, by age

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Stacy Jo Dixon,
Aug 25, 2023
This statistic shows the share of adults in the United States who were using social networks as of February 2019, sorted by age group. During that period of time, 90 percent of adults between the ages of 18 and 29 years used social networks.

Percentage of adults in the United States who use social networks as of February 2019, by age group

CharacteristicShare of U.S. adults
18-29 90%
30-49 82%
50-64 69%
65+ 40%
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Release date

June 2019

Region

United States

Survey time period

February 2019

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

who use at least one social media site

Method of interview

Telephone interview

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