This statistic presents the percentage of social media users in the United States who have a private social media account as of September 2018. According to the findings, 45 percent of respondents reported that all of their social media accounts were private, while 19 percent of respondents stated the opposite saying none of their social media accounts were private at all.
Percentage of social media users in the United States who have a private social media account as of September 2018
Question: "Do you have a private account, an account where only your accepted friends or followers can see your posts, on any of your social media accounts?"
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Morning Consult. (October 3, 2018). Percentage of social media users in the United States who have a private social media account as of September 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/934874/users-have-private-social-media-account-usa/
Morning Consult. "Percentage of social media users in the United States who have a private social media account as of September 2018." Chart. October 3, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/934874/users-have-private-social-media-account-usa/
Morning Consult. (2018). Percentage of social media users in the United States who have a private social media account as of September 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/934874/users-have-private-social-media-account-usa/
Morning Consult. "Percentage of Social Media Users in The United States Who Have a Private Social Media Account as of September 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/934874/users-have-private-social-media-account-usa/
Morning Consult, Percentage of social media users in the United States who have a private social media account as of September 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/934874/users-have-private-social-media-account-usa/ (last visited June 26, 2022)
