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 America- 20837Murphy2025-03-20
Americans’ understanding of digital topics varies notably depending on the subject. For example, majorities of U.S. adults know what cookies on websites do and can identify a secure password, but far fewer can recognize an example of two-factor authentica- 21920Murphy2025-03-20
Through the first three quarters of 2023, retail e-commerce totaled $793.7 billion, or 14.9% of all retail sales.- 20657Murphy2025-03-20
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- 22890Murphy2025-03-20
19% of employed U.S. adults who have heard of ChatGPT think chatbots will have a major impact on their job.- 25930Murphy2025-03-20
True crime stands out as the most common topic of top-ranked podcasts in the United States.- 28621Murphy2025-03-20
As they watch the splashy emergence of generative artificial intelligence and an array of other AI applications, experts participating in a new Pew Research Center canvassing say they have deep concerns about people's and society's overall well-- 22153Murphy2025-03-20
52% of Americans say they feel more concerned than excited about the increased use of artificial intelligence.- 25011Murphy2025-03-20
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.- 23518Murphy2025-03-20
Some 17% of U.S. adults regularly attend religious services in person and watch them online or on TV.- 27869Murphy2025-03-20
Lesbian, gay and bisexual Americans are far more likely than those who are straight to say they have ever used a dating site or app (51% vs. 28%).- 25581Murphy2025-03-20
Here’s a look back at 2023 through some of our most striking research findings.- 21328Murphy2025-03-20
About six-in-ten Americans (62%) say they follow professional or college sports not too or not at all closely.- 20240Murphy2025-03-20
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.- 26926Murphy2025-03-20
About six-in-ten Americans (59%) see TikTok as a major or minor threat to national security in the United States.- 28715Murphy2025-03-20
YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram remain the most widely used online platforms among U.S. teens. And teens are less likely to be using Facebook and Twitter (recently renamed X) than they were a decade ago.- 22589Murphy2025-03-20
The share of Americans who say they are very or somewhat concerned about government use of people’s data has increased from 64% in 2019 to 71% today. Two-thirds (67%) of adults say they understand little to nothing about what companies are doing with thei- 23485Murphy2025-03-20
One-in-six Americans ages 50 and older (17%) say they have ever used a dating site or app.- 22688Murphy2025-03-20
38% of U.S. adults say they would support the U.S. government banning TikTok, compared with 18% of U.S. teens ages 13 to 17.- 27426Murphy2025-03-20
Most Americans say the U.S. government and technology companies should each take steps to restrict false information and extremely violent content online.- 22368Murphy2025-03-20
Algorithms can save lives, make things easier and conquer chaos. But experts worry about governmental and corporate control of the data, and how algorithms can produce biased results and worsen digital divides.
Majorities of Americans see at least some risk from food produced using hormones, antibiotics, pesticides or artificial ingredients; half the public says that foods with genetically modified ingredients are worse for one's health than foods without.
