Internet trolling on media sites U.S. 2017 | Statista

This statistic shows the response to a survey on internet trolling taken amongst adults in the United States in August 2017. The survey revealed that 38 percent of respondents saw trolling on social media on a daily basis.

How often do you see internet trolling on the following types of media?

Characteristic	Every day	A few times a week	Once a week	A few times a month	Once a month	Less than once a month	Never
Blogs (e.g., lifehacker, TMZ, Jezebel, etc.)	13%	12%	5%	7%	4%	9%	9%
Chat boards/forums/imageboards (e.g., Reddit)	13%	14%	5%	8%	4%	8%	9%
Entertainment/news articles (e.g., New York Times articles, Buzzfeed articles, etc.)	15%	14%	6%	11%	4%	10%	13%
Review sites (e.g., Yelp, TripAdvisor, etc.)	10%	10%	5%	10%	5%	15%	19%
Social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, etc.)	38%	17%	5%	11%	3%	10%	9%
Videos/vlogs (e.g., YouTube, Vimeo etc.)	23%	16%	5%	10%	5%	11%	14%

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August 2017

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Region

United States

Survey time period

August 10 to 14, 2017

Number of respondents

1,020 respondents

Age group

18 to 69 years

Method of interview

Online survey

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Original question: How often do you see internet trolling on the following types of media?

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