Pew: Record 69% using social media, Facebook dominates

Published January 12, 2017 4:52pm ET



More American adults than ever before are using internet-based social media and they’ve made Facebook their favorite by a mile, according to a new analysis.

Some 69 percent use social media, a whopping eight-fold jump in 10 years. In 2006, just 8 percent used Facebook, Twitter, and other networking websites.

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