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United States: number of social network users 2015-2022

Number of social network users in the United States from 2015 to 2022 (in millions)

United States: number of social network users 2015-2022

This statistic shows the number of social network users in the United States from 2015 to 2022. In 2017, there were some 208.91 million social network users in the United States, the equivalent of about three quarters of the country's population. Social media usage accounts for 21.4 percent of total mobile minutes in the United States, a trend that is driven by social media apps and mobile messengers.

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This statistic shows the number of social network users in the United States from 2015 to 2022. In 2017, there were some 208.91 million social network users in the United States, the equivalent of about three quarters of the country's population. Social media usage accounts for 21.4 percent of total mobile minutes in the United States, a trend that is driven by social media apps and mobile messengers.

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Release date: July 2017

Region: United States
Survey time period: 2015 to 2017
Special properties: Internet users who use a social network site via any device at least once per month
Supplementary notes: *Forecast

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Overview

The most important statistics

Global social network penetration rate as of January 2018, by regionSocial media: global penetration rate 2018, by region
Active social network penetration in selected countries as of January 2018Social media: active usage penetration in selected countries 2018
Number of social network users in selected countries in 2017 and 2022 (in millions)Social network users in selected countries in 2017 and 2022
Number of social network users in the United States from 2015 to 2022 (in millions)United States: number of social network users 2015-2022
Share of internet users in the United States with accounts on selected social media platforms as of February 2018, by age groupU.S. social media account ownership 2018, by age group

Leading social platforms

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Most popular social networks worldwide as of July 2018, ranked by number of active users (in millions)Global social networks ranked by number of users 2018
Penetration of leading social networks in the United States as of 3rd quarter 2017United States: social network penetration Q3 2017
Social networks accessed several times per day by internet users in the United States as of January 2018Social networks with daily U.S. user engagement 2018
Reach of selected social networks in the United States as of February 2017, by age groupU.S. usage reach of leading social networks 2017, by age group
Most popular social networks of teenagers in the United States from fall 2012 to spring 2018Preferred social networks of U.S. teens 2012-2018
Percentage of female internet users in the United States who access selected social networks as of January 2018Social networks: usage by female U.S. internet users 2018

Social media activities

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Average daily time spent on selected social networks by adults in the United States from 2014 to 2019 (in minutes)Average daily time spent on social media by U.S. adults 2014-2019
Average daily time spent on selected social networks by users in the United States from 2014 to 2019 (in minutes)Average daily time spent on social media by U.S. users 2019
Social media platforms accessed by internet users in the United States to watch videos as of December 2017U.S. social media platform usage for video viewing 2017
Types of life milestones shared on social media according to online users in the United States as of September 2017Type of milestones shared by U.S. users on social media 2017
Reasons online users in the United States share life milestones on social media as of September 2017U.S. user reasons for sharing life milestones on social media 2017
Share of parents in the United States who are aware of their children's social media accounts as of February 2018, by platformU.S. parental awareness of children's social media accounts 2018
Extent to which their newsfeed has changed this year according to social media users in the United States as of October 2017Extent on newsfeed change according to U.S. social media users 2017

Mobile social

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Social media usage as share of total mobile minutes in leading online markets as of May 2017Social share of mobile minutes in selected countries 2017
Number of smartphone social network users in the United States from 2014 to 2020 (in millions)Number of U.S. smartphone social network users 2014-2020
Leading apps that male mobile users in the United States least can do without as of 2nd quarter 2017Most popular apps that male U.S. mobile users cannot do without 2017
Leading apps that female mobile users in the United States least can do without as of 2nd quarter 2017Most popular apps of female U.S. mobile users cannot do without 2017
Average time spent per day with mobile messaging apps by adults in the United States 2015 to 2019U.S. adult daily mobile messaging app engagement 2015-2019
Most popular mobile social networking apps in the United States as of May 2018, by monthly users (in millions)Most popular social media apps in the U.S. 2018, by audience
Most popular social apps accessed several times a day among mobile users in the United States as of 2nd quarter 2017Most frequently accessed mobile social apps in the United States 2017
Most popular mobile social networking apps in the United States as of May 2018, by user engagement (in minutes per month)Most popular social media apps in the U.S. 2017, by engagement

Facebook

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Leading countries based on number of Facebook users as of July 2018 (in millions)Countries with the most Facebook users as of January 2018
Facebook usage penetration in the United States from 2015 to 2022Facebook: online reach in the United States 2015-2022
Facebook penetration in the United States from 2013 to 2020, by age groupU.S. Facebook usage penetration 2013-2020, by age group
Number of Facebook users in the United States as of January 2018, by age group (in millions)Number of U.S. Facebook users 2018, by age
Number of monthly active Facebook users in the United States and Canada as of 2nd quarter 2018 (in millions)Facebook: number of monthly active users in North America 2010-2018
Most popular Facebook activities in the United States as of October 2017Facebook activities of users in the United States 2017
Distribution of Facebook users in the United States as of January 2018, by age group and genderFacebook: distribution of U.S. users 2018, by age and gender
Frequency of Facebook use in the United States as of February 2018Facebook usage frequency in the United States 2018

Instagram

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Number of Instagram users in the United States from 2015 to 2021 (in millions)Instagram: number of users in the United States 2015-2021
Instagram penetration rate in the United States from 2016 to 2021U.S. Instagram usage rate 2016-2021
Percentage of U.S. adults who use Instagram as of January 2018, by genderInstagram usage reach in the United States 2018, by gender
Percentage of U.S. adults who use Instagram as of January 2018, by age groupInstagram usage reach in the United States 2018, by age group
Percentage of U.S. adults who use Instagram as of January 2018, by educational backgroundInstagram usage reach in the United States 2018, by education
Frequency of Instagram use in the United States as of January 2018Instagram usage frequency in the United States 2018
Frequency of Instagram use in the United States as of February 2018, by genderInstagram usage frequency in the United States 2018, by gender
Frequency of Instagram use in the United States as of February 2018, by age groupInstagram usage frequency in the United States 2018, by age group

Brands on social

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Leading industries of U.S. brands on social media in 2017, by share of voiceEngagement share of voice of U.S. brands 2017, by industry
Leading brands in the United States on social media in 2017, based on user engagement (in million actions)Leading U.S. brands on social media 2017, by user engagement
Leading brands in the United States on Facebook in 2017, based on user engagement (in million actions)Leading U.S. brands on Facebook 2017, by user engagement
Leading brands in the United States on Twitter in 2017, based on user engagement (in million actions)Leading U.S. brands on Twitter 2017, by user engagement
Leading brands in the United States on Instagram in 2017, based on user engagement (in million actions)Leading U.S. brands on Instagram 2017, by user engagement
Leading brands in the United States on social media in 2017, based on user engagement on owned video content (in million actions)Leading U.S. brands on social media 2017, by video engagement
Reasons why consumers in the United States call out brands on social media as of July 2017U.S. consumer reasons calling out brands on social media 2017
Most common benefits consumers in the United States hope to gain by calling out brands on social media as of July 2017U.S. consumer benefits of calling out brands on social media 2017

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