Share of adults having a best friend in the U.S. in 1990 and 2021
share of adults stating they have no close friends to speak of.
According to a survey conducted among adults in the United States in May 2021, 59 percent of respondents said they had a person they considered their best friend. This marked a drop from the 75 percent share of American adults who said they had a best friend in 1990. The decrease in Americans enjoying the perks of having a best chum went hand in hand with a surging