This statistic presents the percentage of social media users in the United States who have a private social media account as of September 2018, by gender. According to the findings, 51 percent of female respondents reported that all of their social media accounts were private, while in comparison only 38 percent of male respondents stated the same.
Percentage of social media users in the United States who have a private social media account as of September 2018, by gender
Question: "Do you have a private account, an account where only your accepted friends or followers can see your posts, on any of your social media accounts?"
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Morning Consult. (October 3, 2018). Percentage of social media users in the United States who have a private social media account as of September 2018, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/934907/users-have-private-social-media-account-gender-usa/
Morning Consult. "Percentage of social media users in the United States who have a private social media account as of September 2018, by gender." Chart. October 3, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/934907/users-have-private-social-media-account-gender-usa/
Morning Consult. (2018). Percentage of social media users in the United States who have a private social media account as of September 2018, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/934907/users-have-private-social-media-account-gender-usa/
Morning Consult. "Percentage of Social Media Users in The United States Who Have a Private Social Media Account as of September 2018, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/934907/users-have-private-social-media-account-gender-usa/
Morning Consult, Percentage of social media users in the United States who have a private social media account as of September 2018, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/934907/users-have-private-social-media-account-gender-usa/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Percentage of social media users in the United States who have a private social media account as of September 2018, by gender [Graph], Morning Consult, October 3, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/934907/users-have-private-social-media-account-gender-usa/
