5 facts about Americans and sports
About half of Americans (48%) say they took part in organized, competitive sports in high school or college.
Platforms & Services
All
Platforms & Services
Publications
Filtering by:
Reset
-
-
How Teens and Parents Approach Screen Time
Most teens at least sometimes feel happy and peaceful when they don’t have their phone, but 44% say this makes them anxious. Half of parents say they have looked through their teen’s phone.
-
Germans stand out for their comparatively light use of social media
Internet use is nearly ubiquitous in Germany, but social media use is not. In fact, Germans stand out internationally for their relatively light use of social media.
-
Majorities in most countries surveyed say social media is good for democracy
Across 27 countries surveyed, people generally see social media as more of a good thing than a bad thing for democracy.
-
How U.S. Adults Use TikTok
About half of all U.S. adults who use TikTok have never posted a video themselves. And the top 25% of U.S. adults on the site by posting volume produce 98% of all publicly accessible videos from this group. Users who have posted videos are generally more active on the platform than non-posters.
-
8 charts on technology use around the world
In most countries surveyed, around nine-in-ten or more adults are online. In South Korea, 99% of adults use the internet.
-
By a wide margin, Americans say football – not baseball – is ‘America’s sport’
More than half of Americans (53%) say America’s sport is football – about twice the share who say it’s baseball (27%).
-
5 facts about how Americans use Facebook, two decades after its launch
Around seven-in-ten U.S. adults (68%) say they ever use Facebook, a share that has remained relatively flat since 2016.
-
Americans’ Social Media Use
YouTube and Facebook are by far the most used online platforms among U.S. adults. But TikTok’s user base has grown significantly in recent years: 33% of U.S. adults now say they use it, up from 21% in 2021.
-
Americans’ Use of Mobile Technology and Home Broadband
Most U.S. adults today say they use the internet (95%), have a smartphone (90%) or subscribe to high-speed internet at home (80%). About four-in-ten report being online almost constantly.
REFINE YOUR SELECTION
Date
Years
Formats
Regions & Countries
Topics
Research Teams
Authors
© 2024 Pew Research Center