Social media and mental health in the United States

Statistics report about social media and mental health in the United States

Social media and mental health in the United States

This report provides information about how social media affects the mental health of users in the United States. It also covers details about the sort of mental wellness-related online media users in the country consume. In addition, the report looks at how using social media affects children, teenagers, and Generation Z.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Basic Statistic United States: digital population January 2024
  • Basic Statistic Social media users in the United States 2020-2029
  • Premium Statistic United States: social network penetration 2019-2028
  • Premium Forecast Social network usage by brand in the U.S. 2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. users daily engagement with leading social media platforms 2023

Mental health effects of social media

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  • Basic Statistic Mental health effects of social media for users in the U.S. 2024
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults on social media and personal effects on mental health by generation 2023
  • Premium Statistic TikTok mental health effects opinions among U.S. users 2023
  • Premium Statistic TikTok mental health effects opinions among U.S. users 2023, by generation
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults on taking an extended mental health break from social media 2024

Mental health related content

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  • Basic Statistic Countries with most "mental health" searches 2022-2023, by monthly searches
  • Basic Statistic U.S. leading mental health organizations 2020-2023, by monthly searches
  • Basic Statistic U.S. most trending celebrity mental health advocate 2020-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. most popular celebrity mental health advocate 2020-2023, by monthly searches
  • Premium Statistic Share of women seeking out influencers for health recommendations in the U.S. 2022
  • Basic Statistic Social network users on accounts followed for mental health content 2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. users mental health improvement through using emojis 2022, by generation

Children, teenagers, and Generation Z

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  • Premium Statistic Share of young people in the U.S. who used select resources for mental health 2023
  • Premium Statistic Support for stricter regulations on social media for minors in the U.S. in 2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults: responsibility for social media impact on children's mental health 2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults on social media and concern for children's mental health 2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults on social media being responsible for increase in teen depression 2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. teens on reasons why social media has positive effects 2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. teens: feelings on what they see on social media 2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. teens: reasons why social networks have negative effects on them 2022
  • Basic Statistic Gen Z in the U.S. on positive online content and experiences 2022

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