In that context, a national survey of 1,520 adults conducted March 7-April 4, 2016, finds that Facebook continues to be
America’s most popular social networking platform by a substantial margin: Nearly
eight-in-ten online Americans 1 (79%) now use Facebook, more than double the share that uses Twitter (24%),
Pinterest (31%), Instagram (32%) or LinkedIn (29%). On a total population basis (accounting for Americans who do not
use the internet at all), that means that 68% of all U.S. adults are Facebook users, while 28% use Instagram, 26% use
Pinterest, 25% use LinkedIn and 21% use Twitter.
Thanks in part to the growing number of older adults who are joining the site, Facebook use appears to be on the rise:
The share of online adults who report using Facebook has increased by 7 percentage points compared with a Pew
Research Center survey conducted at a similar point in 2015. In addition, the share of Facebook users who check in
daily has increased slightly in the past year: 76% of Americans who use Facebook now report that they visit the site on
a daily basis, up from 70% in 2015.
What follows is a deeper examination of the current state of the social media landscape in America.
Usage and demographics of social media platforms
79% of internet users (68% of all U.S. adults) use Facebook
Roughly eight-in-ten online Americans (79%) now use Facebook, a 7-percentage-point increase from a survey
conducted at a similar point in 2015.
Young adults continue to report using Facebook at high rates, but older adults are joining in increasing numbers. Some
62% of online adults ages 65 and older now use Facebook, a 14-point increase from the 48% who reported doing so in
2015. In addition, women continue to use Facebook at somewhat higher rates than men: 83% of female internet users
and 75% of male internet users are Facebook adopters.
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