Global influence of social media on polarization in politics 2019, by country

Published by H. Tankovska, Jan 28, 2021

This statistic presents the share of internet users who believe that social media platforms have influenced polarization in politics as of February 2019. During the survey period, 48 percent of respondents in the United States stated that they believed that social media platforms had increased polarization in politics. In contrast, 63 percent of respondents in Poland stated that social media had not had a meaningful impact of polarization in politics.

Share of internet users who believe that social media platforms have influenced polarization in politics as of February 2019, by country

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Release date

June 2019

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

December 21, 2018 to February 10, 2019

Number of respondents

23,227 respondents

Age group

16-64 years

Supplementary notes

Q25. Social media platforms allow users to view material posted by others and to post content for others to see. Do you believe that these technologies have increased, decreased, or had no impact on the following: ...
Values may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
Not asked in Egypt or China