This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who have taken a selfie as of August 2018. According to the survey, 62 percent of U.S. adults had taken a photograph of themselves and uploaded it to social media, while 38 percent of the respondents declared the opposite.
Share of adults in the United States who have ever taken a selfie as of August 2018
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YouGov. (August 21, 2018). Share of adults in the United States who have ever taken a selfie as of August 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 23, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/683933/us-adults-shared-selfie/
YouGov. "Share of adults in the United States who have ever taken a selfie as of August 2018." Chart. August 21, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/683933/us-adults-shared-selfie/
YouGov. (2018). Share of adults in the United States who have ever taken a selfie as of August 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/683933/us-adults-shared-selfie/
YouGov. "Share of Adults in The United States Who Have Ever Taken a Selfie as of August 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/683933/us-adults-shared-selfie/
YouGov, Share of adults in the United States who have ever taken a selfie as of August 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/683933/us-adults-shared-selfie/ (last visited March 23, 2023)
Share of adults in the United States who have ever taken a selfie as of August 2018 [Graph], YouGov, August 21, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/683933/us-adults-shared-selfie/