An October 2022 survey of adults in the United States found that close to 50 percent of respondents were somewhat familiar with the dark web. A further 21 percent said they were very familiar with the part of the web that provides private and anonymous internet usage. Meanwhile, eight percent of the surveyed adults said they had never heard of it.
Familiarity of adults in the United States with dark web as of October 2022
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Ipsos. (September 18, 2023). Familiarity of adults in the United States with dark web as of October 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413722/us-understanding-of-dark-web-adults/
Ipsos. "Familiarity of adults in the United States with dark web as of October 2022." Chart. September 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413722/us-understanding-of-dark-web-adults/
Ipsos. (2023). Familiarity of adults in the United States with dark web as of October 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413722/us-understanding-of-dark-web-adults/
Ipsos. "Familiarity of Adults in The United States with Dark Web as of October 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413722/us-understanding-of-dark-web-adults/
Ipsos, Familiarity of adults in the United States with dark web as of October 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413722/us-understanding-of-dark-web-adults/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Familiarity of adults in the United States with dark web as of October 2022 [Graph], Ipsos, September 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413722/us-understanding-of-dark-web-adults/