71% of adults say they are very or somewhat concerned about how the government uses the data it collects about them, up from 64% in 2019.- 22376Murphy2025-03-20
In 2022, 19% of American workers were in jobs that are the most exposed to artificial intelligence, in which the most important activities may be either replaced or assisted by AI. Women, Asian, college-educated and higher-paid workers have more exposure- 24821Murphy2025-03-20
U.S. adults and teens are more likely to support than oppose requiring parental consent for minors to create a social media account.- 26772Murphy2025-03-20
As Elon Musk rebrands Twitter to "X," here are eight facts about Americans' use of the social media platform.- 25684Murphy2025-03-20
Eight-in-ten or more U.S. adults say they use the internet, have a smartphone or subscribe to high-speed internet at home. About four-in-ten report being online almost constantly- 26273Murphy2025-03-20
Roughly one-in-five teenagers who have heard of ChatGPT say they have used it to help them do their schoolwork.- 25023Murphy2025-03-20
The Pew-Knight Initiative will deliver a comprehensive, real-time look at the information landscape from the standpoints of both consumers and producers of news.- 28171Murphy2025-03-20
Around half of adult TikTok users in the U.S. have never posted a video themselves. And a minority of users produce the vast majority of content.- 29284Murphy2025-03-20
Across 27 countries surveyed, people generally see social media as more of a good thing than a bad thing for democracy.- 27318Murphy2025-03-20
YouTube and Facebook are by far the most used online platforms among U.S. adults. But TikTok's user base has grown significantly in recent years: 33% of U.S. adults now say they use it, up from 21% in 2021.- 24539Murphy2025-03-20
With our shift to using NPORS for studying topics like the digital divide, Americans can now respond by mail or online. This change in approach sets us up to continue studying tech adoption long into the future.- 23543Murphy2025-03-20
Internet use is nearly ubiquitous in Germany, but social media use is not. In fact, Germans stand out internationally for their relatively light use of social media.- 24553Murphy2025-03-20
There are partisan divides on schools, unions and churches. Views of small businesses are more positive.- 24206Murphy2025-03-20
More than half of U.S. adults (56%) said that widespread use of brain chips to enhance cognitive function would be a bad idea for society.- 23780Murphy2025-03-20
Around seven-in-ten U.S. adults (68%) say they ever use Facebook, a share that has remained relatively flat since 2016.- 27921Murphy2025-03-20
More than half of Americans (53%) say America’s sport is football – about twice the share who say it’s baseball (27%).- 25359Murphy2025-03-20
Most teens at least sometimes feel happy and peaceful when they don’t have their phone, but 44% say this makes them anxious.- 25405Murphy2025-03-20
About half of Americans (48%) say they took part in organized, competitive sports in high school or college.- 23976Murphy2025-03-20
Across eight countries surveyed in Latin America, Africa and South Asia, a median of 73% of adults say they use WhatsApp and 62% say they use Facebook.- 27303Murphy2025-03-20
In most countries surveyed, around nine-in-ten or more adults are online. In South Korea, 99% of adults use the internet.- 24332Murphy2025-03-20
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.
