A quarter of Americans who have used Twitter in the past year say they are not likely to use it a year from now. | Continue reading
The social media sites that journalists use most frequently for their jobs differ from those that the public turns to for news. | Continue reading
The share of U.S. adults who say they regularly get news from TikTok has roughly tripled from 3% in 2020 to 10% in 2022. | Continue reading
Although the scandal enveloping Rupert Murdoch’s media empire has focused on his British properties, it has also put News Corp’s. U.S. outlets under a brighter spotlight—particularly the prestigious Wall Street Journal he acquired by purchasing Dow Jones for $5 billion in 2007. < … | Continue reading
Since the 1990s, large numbers of Americans have left Christianity to join the growing ranks of U.S. adults who describe their religious identity as atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular.” If recent trends in religious switching continue, Christians could make up less than … | Continue reading
How many people and organizations use Mechanical Turk? The answer is difficult to determine precisely because key information about the users is | Continue reading
The landscape of social media is ever-changing, especially among teens who often are on the leading edge of this space. A new survey of American teenagers ages 13 to 17 finds that TikTok has established itself as one of the top online platforms for U.S. teens, while the share of … | Continue reading
Roughly one-in-five workers say they are very or somewhat likely to look for a new job in the next six months, but only about a third of these workers think it would be easy to find one. | Continue reading
49% of Americans say the availability of affordable housing in their local community is a major problem, up 10 points from early 2018. | Continue reading
Seven-in-ten U.S. adults who are single and looking for a relationship or dates say their dating lives are not going well. | Continue reading
Experts are split about the likely evolution of a truly immersive “metaverse.” They expect that augmented- and mixed-reality enhancements will become more useful in people’s daily lives. Many worry that current online problems may be magnified if Web3 development is led by those … | Continue reading
23% of U.S. adults say they use Twitter. The share of Americans who use the platform has remained consistent over the past several years. | Continue reading
Opinion on the legality of abortion has changed little since before the court's decision, with 62% now saying abortion should be legal in all or most cases. | Continue reading
Self-identified Christians make up 63% of the U.S. population in 2021, down from 75% a decade ago. | Continue reading
A survey of U.S.-based journalists finds 77% would choose their career all over again, though 57% are highly concerned about future restrictions on press freedom. | Continue reading
Public trust in government remains low, as it has for much of the 21st century. Only two-in-ten Americans say they trust the government in Washington to do what is right “just about always” (2%) or “most of the time” (19%). | Continue reading
Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand teens' and parents' experiences with schooling, virtual learning and the digital divide amid the coronavirus pandemic. For this analysis, we surveyed 1,316 pairs of U.S. teens and their parents - one parent and one teen from … | Continue reading
Local newspapers have been hit particularly hard by the transition to digital news consumption in recent years, with many forced to shutter their doors permanently. | Continue reading
Older Americans, those with more education and men tend to score better on our 12-question quiz about international knowledge. Republicans and Democrats have roughly the same levels of international knowledge, while conservative Republicans and liberal Democrats tend to score bet … | Continue reading
In 2020, the U.S. experienced a record number of gun murders, as well as a near-record number of gun suicides. | Continue reading
On average, Democrats and Republicans are farther apart ideologically today than at any time in the past 50 years. | Continue reading
Cable TV is home to a set of television channels whose news broadcasts have become an important information source for many Americans. See more cable TV news industry statistics. | Continue reading
The gender wage gap is narrower among younger workers nationally, and the gap varies across geographical areas. | Continue reading
Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, roughly six-in-ten U.S. workers who say their jobs can mainly be done from home (59%) are working from home all or most of the time. | Continue reading
Public views are tied to how these technologies would be used and what constraints would be in place. | Continue reading
Artificial intelligence (AI) is spreading through society into some of the most important sectors of people's lives - from health care and legal services to agriculture and transportation. As Americans watch this proliferation, they are worried in some ways and excited in others. … | Continue reading
Trust in scientists and medical scientists has fallen below pre-pandemic levels, with 29% of U.S. adults saying they have a great deal of confidence in medical scientists to act in the best interests of the public. This is down from 40% in November 2020 and 35% in January 2019, b … | Continue reading
Asked to "imagine a better world online," experts hope for a ubiquitous – even immersive – digital environment that promotes fact-based knowledge, offers better defense of individuals’ rights, empowers diverse voices and provides tools for technology breakthroughs and collaborati … | Continue reading
The public has very different views about what society values most in men and what it values in women. While many say that society values honesty, | Continue reading
37% of U.S. adults say they are following news about the coronavirus outbreak very closely. That is up from 31% in March 2021. | Continue reading
Some 16% of Americans have ever earned money from an online gig platform. While most gig platform workers say they have had a positive experience with these jobs, some report facing on-the-job troubles like being treated rudely or sexually harassed. | Continue reading
Born after 1996, the oldest Gen Zers will turn 23 this year. They are racially and ethnically diverse, progressive and pro-government, and more than 20 million will be eligible to vote in November. | Continue reading
Third-quarter 2021 inflation was higher in nearly all (39) of the 46 nations analyzed than in the pre-pandemic third quarter of 2019. | Continue reading
The reasons Americans without children don't expect to have them range from just not wanting to have kids to concerns about climate change. | Continue reading
Republicans are critical of how major institutions, from large corporations and tech companies to universities and K-12 public schools, are affecting the U.S. | Continue reading
Here are six facts about where Americans find meaning in life and how those responses have shifted over the past four years. | Continue reading
Family is preeminent for most publics but work, material well-being and health also play a key role. | Continue reading
The shares of American 9- and 13-year-olds who say they read for fun on an almost daily basis have dropped from nearly a decade ago. | Continue reading
A minority of Twitter users produce a majority of tweets from U.S. adults, and the most active tweeters are less likely to view the tone or civility of discussions as a major problem on the site. | Continue reading
The vast majority of U.S. adults have heard at least a little about cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Ether. | Continue reading
Wide majorities in most countries surveyed say having people of many different backgrounds improves their society, but most also see conflicts between partisan, racial and ethnic groups. | Continue reading
A majority of Americans say they use YouTube and Facebook, while use of Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok is especially common among adults under 30. | Continue reading
Nine-in-ten Americans say the internet has been essential or important to them, many made video calls and 40% used technology in new ways. But while tech was a lifeline for some, others faced struggles. | Continue reading
In just five years, the percentage of Republicans with at least some trust in national news organizations has been cut in half. | Continue reading
48% of US adults say the government should restrict false information online, even if it means losing some freedom to access/publish content. | Continue reading
A small but significant share of car owners in the U.S. have traded filling up for plugging in, and many more are thinking of joining them. | Continue reading