U.S. social media user account privacy 2018 l Statistic

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

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Yes, all of my social media accounts are private	45%
Yes, a few of my social meda accounts are private	20%
Yes, one of my social media accounts is private	7%
No, none of my social media accounts are private	19%
Don't know/No opinion	8%

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Release date

October 2018

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Region

United States

Survey time period

September 20 to 23, 2018

Number of respondents

2,026 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

social media users

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

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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