8 facts about Americans and Twitter as it rebrands to X
As Elon Musk rebrands Twitter to "X," here are eight facts about Americans' use of the social media platform.
As Elon Musk rebrands Twitter to "X," here are eight facts about Americans' use of the social media platform.
About six-in-ten Americans (59%) see TikTok as a major or minor threat to national security in the United States.
More than 44 million #BlackLivesMatter tweets from nearly 10 million distinct users currently exist on Twitter today. Over half of all existing tweets that include the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag were posted from May to September 2020.
17% of U.S. adults have unfollowed, unfriended, blocked or changed their settings to see less of someone on social media because of religious content the person posted or shared.
True crime stands out as the most common topic of top-ranked podcasts in the United States.
True crime is the most common topic, making up 24% of top-ranked podcasts; 15% of the top podcasts focus on news. The next most common topics are politics and government (10%); entertainment, pop culture and the arts (9%); and self-help and relationships (8%).
Today, 51% of U.S. adults say they support the Black Lives Matter movement – down from 67% in June 2020. A majority of Americans say the increased focus on race and racial inequality in the past three years hasn't led to improvement for Black Americans.
About a quarter of U.S. adults regularly watch religious services online or on TV, and most of them are highly satisfied with the experience. About two-in-ten Americans (21%) use apps or websites to help with reading scripture.
Just 14% of all U.S. adults say they have used ChatGPT for entertainment, to learn something new, or for their work.
23% of the prominent accounts on the seven alternative social media sites studied sought financial support from their audiences in June 2022.