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Understand the national picture, then explore the differences within it.

How America connects.

76.4% of U.S. internet users aged 15+ used social networks at least occasionally during the prior six months, in the November 2023 survey.

Source: NTIA / U.S. Census Bureau. The denominator is internet users, not all U.S. adults.

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Each dot ≈ 1 percentage point. Source: NTIA, November 2023.
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U.S. internet users aged 15+ · November 2023
MeasureEstimate
Social-network use (%)76.3696
Standard error (percentage points)0.2645

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States & Washington, D.C.One survey, with standard errorsU.S. demographic groupsAge, income, education and more

State and demographic breakdowns are separate. This release does not support combinations such as age by state.

Explore European countries 27 countries · Separate collection

Eurostat measures private-purpose social-network participation in the prior three months among all individuals aged 16–74. Different populations and survey questions make this unsuitable for a direct U.S.–Europe ranking.

4 country reading guides and data for all 27 EU members:

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2023–2025 data. France has confidential 2024 values and a 2025 break in series. Source flags stay with each observation.

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