This statistic presents a ranking of the topics most commonly subjected to online trolling according to internet users in the United States. During the August 2017, 63 percent of respondents stated to having seen trolling behavior directed towards political content online.
On which of the following topics have you seen trolling behavior on the internet?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Politics
63%
Celebrity
52%
Religion
48%
News/current events
46%
Emotional (e.g. a traumatic experience, death, etc.)
38%
Personal (e.g. a person's day, a vacation photo, etc.)
33%
Sports
29%
Gaming
27%
Health
24%
Science
22%
Other
1%
Not applicable - I have never seen internet trolling before
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Statista Survey. (August 28, 2017). On which of the following topics have you seen trolling behavior on the internet? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/380051/topics-witness-trolling-behavior-internet/
Statista Survey. "On which of the following topics have you seen trolling behavior on the internet?." Chart. August 28, 2017. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/380051/topics-witness-trolling-behavior-internet/
Statista Survey. (2017). On which of the following topics have you seen trolling behavior on the internet?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/380051/topics-witness-trolling-behavior-internet/
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On which of the following topics have you seen trolling behavior on the internet? [Graph], Statista Survey, August 28, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/380051/topics-witness-trolling-behavior-internet/