Stacy Jo Dixon
Research expert covering social media usage worldwide
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Worldwide digital population 2024
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Global social network penetration 2019-2028
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U.S. leading social media platform users 2023, by political position
Worldwide digital population 2024
Number of internet and social media users worldwide as of October 2024 (in billions)
Number of global social network users 2017-2028
Number of social media users worldwide from 2017 to 2028 (in billions)
Global social network penetration 2019-2028
Social network penetration worldwide from 2019 to 2028
U.S. leading social media platform users 2023, by political position
Distribution of leading social media platform users in the United States as of November 2023, by political position
U.S. adults on online harassment and severe harassment 2022, by identity group
Share of adults in the United States who have ever experienced online harassment and severe harassment as of February 2022, by identity group
Facebook: searches for listed hate groups that redirect to anti-hate resources 2022
Share of searches for Facebook-listed white supremacist groups that redirect to anti-hate resources worldwide as of June 2022
Facebook: presence of listed hate groups on the platform 2022
Share of Facebook-listed white supremacist groups that have a presence on the platform worldwide as of June 2022
Far-right Facebook page followers per 100,000 users in selected countries 2020
Followers of far-right Facebook pages per 100,000 internet users in selected countries in December 2020
Global QAnon posts across social networks 2017-2020
Number of QAnon posts across selected social media platforms worldwide between October 2017 and June 2020
Countries producing the most QAnon tweets 2017-2020
Share of tweets mentioning QAnon-related hashtags and phrases between November 2019 and June 2020, by country
U.S. YouTube users viewing extremist or alternative channels 2020
Share of YouTube users in the United States who have viewed at least one video from extremist or alternative YouTube channels between July and October 2020
Telegram messenger global MAU 2014-2024
Number of monthly active Telegram users worldwide from March 2014 to July 2024 (in millions)
U.S. registered Gab user reach 2022, by age group
Share of adults in the United States who have a Gab account as of May 2022, by age group
U.S. registered Gab user reach 2022, by gender
Share of adults in the United States who have a Gab account as of May 2022, by gender
U.S. registered Gab user reach 2022, by party ID
Share of adults in the United States who have a Gab account as of May 2022, by party identification
U.S. registered Truth Social user reach 2022, by age group
Share of adults in the United States who have a Truth Social account as of May 2022, by age group
U.S. registered Truth Social user reach 2022, by gender
Share of adults in the United States who have a Truth Social account as of May 2022, by gender
U.S. registered Truth Social user reach 2022, by party ID
Share of adults in the United States who have a Truth Social account as of May 2022, by party identification
4chan posts per 100,000 internet users in selected countries 2020
Number of 4chan posts per 100,000 internet users in selected countries in December 2020
Parler unique monthly visitors in the U.S. 2021-2022
Average unique monthly visitors to Parler in the United States from January to August 2021 and 2022 (in 1,000s)
Rumble: quarterly global MAUs 2020-2024
Number of monthly active Rumble users worldwide from 3rd quarter 2020 to 2nd quarter 2024 (in millions)
Discussions by influential accounts on alternative social media platforms 2022
Share of prominent active accounts on alternative social media platforms that posted about selected topics in June 2022
Facebook: terrorism content removal as of Q2 2024
Actioned terrorism content items on Facebook worldwide from 4th quarter 2017 to 2nd quarter 2024 (in millions)
Facebook: hate speech content removal as of Q2 2024
Actioned hate speech content items on Facebook worldwide from 4th quarter 2017 to 2nd quarter 2024 (in millions)
Facebook: spam content removal as of Q3 2023
Actioned spam content items on Facebook worldwide from 4th quarter 2017 to 3rd quarter 2023 (in millions)
Discord: deleted servers Q4 2023, by violation
Number of Discord servers removed from the platform in 4th quarter 2023, by violation
Discord: banned accounts Q4 2023 by violation
Number of Discord accounts removed from the platform as of the 4th quarter 2023, by violation
Discord: share of reported content actioned Q2 2023, by category
Share of reports submitted by users on Discord that prompted an action from the platform in 2nd quarter 2023, by category
Discord: reported actioned content Q4 2023, by category
Number of reports submitted by users on Discord that prompted action from the platform in 4th quarter 2023, by category
Instagram: hate speech-containing content removal as of Q3 2023
Actioned hate speech content items on Instagram worldwide from 4th quarter 2019 to 3rd quarter 2023 (in millions)
Distribution of video comments removed from YouTube worldwide Q2 2024, by reason
Distribution of removed YouTube comments worldwide as of 2nd quarter 2024, by removal reason
Share of videos removed from YouTube worldwide 2019-2024, by reason
Distribution of videos removed from YouTube worldwide from 2nd quarter 2019 to 2nd quarter 2024, by reason
Social media platforms responses to anti-Muslim hate 2022
Number of reported anti-Muslim hate posts that were acted upon by selected social media platforms worldwide as of March 2022
Monthly visits to forums related to biggest global incel forum 2022
Number of average monthly visits to forums related to the largest dedicated incel internet forum worldwide between April and June 2022 (in millions)
Global share of traffic to the biggest dedicated incel forum 2022, by country
Share of web traffic to the the largest dedicated incel internet forum worldwide between April and June 2022, by country
Links to websites from the biggest incel forum 2021-2022, by platform
Number of unique links to online platforms from the largest dedicated incel internet forum worldwide between January 2021 and July 2022, by platform
Share of posts on the biggest global incel forum including offensive slurs 2021-2022
Share of posts on the largest dedicated incel internet forum that include offensive slurs worldwide between January 2021 and July 2022
Users of the biggest global incel forum stance on rape 2022
Share of users of the largest dedicated incel internet forum in support of rape worldwide between January 2021 and July 2022
Monthly posts including violent terms on the biggest incel forum 2021-2022, by word
Number of monthly posts including violent terms on the largest dedicated incel internet forum worldwide between January 2021 and July 2022, by word
Opinions on online abuse directed at women worldwide 2022
Global internet users opinions on online abuse directed at women as of February 2022
Effects of harmful online contact worldwide 2022, by gender
Global internet users reactions to harmful online contacts as of February 2022, by gender
UEFA Women's Euro: types of online harassment during the group phase 2022
Types of online abuse across social media platforms during the UEFA Women's EURO between 6th July and 18th July 2022
UK women receiving social media harassment during COVID-19 2020, by platform
Share of women who experienced online abuse on social media during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom as of July 2020, by platform
UK: women and online harassment during COVID-19 2020, by ethnicity
Share of women who experienced online abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom as of July 2020, by ethnicity
England Women's football team: online hate posts 2022, by platform
Distribution of online hate speech targeted at the England Women's football team between May and August 2022, by platform
England Women's football team: Twitter hate accounts owners 2022, by gender
Distribution of Twitter accounts targeting the England Women's football team with online abuse between May and August 2022, by gender
Global social media platforms growth of anti-vaxx followers 2020
Social media platforms anti-vaccination follower growth worldwide between July and August 2020
U.S. COVID-19 vaccine-hesitant adults social media and news consumption 2021
Social media and news consumption of COVID-19 vaccine-hesitant adults in the United States as of August 2021
Global social media platforms removal of anti-vaxx misinformation 2020
Social media platforms removal of reported anti-vaccination misinformation worldwide between July and August 2020
U.S. adults who use social media for COVID-19 vaccines news 2021
Share of online users in the United States who get news about COVID-19 vaccines on social media as of August 2021
U.S. adults on the importance of social media for COVID-19 vaccine news 2021
Share of online users in the United States who view social media as an important way to keep up with COVID-19 vaccine news as of August 2021
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