Key insights
- Number of worldwide internet users
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Detailed statistics
Number of internet and social media users worldwide 2026
- Worldwide social network penetration
- %

Detailed statistics
Penetration rate of social media worldwide 2000-2040
- Most popular social network among politically right leaning in the U.S.

Detailed statistics
U.S. leading social media platform users 2024, by political position
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Overview
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- Number of internet and social media users worldwide 2026
- Number of social network users worldwide 2017-2030
- Penetration rate of social media worldwide 2000-2040
- U.S. leading social media platform users 2024, by political position
- U.S. adults on online harassment and severe harassment 2022, by identity group
Overview
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Number of internet and social media users worldwide 2026

Number of internet and social media users worldwide 2026
Number of internet and social media users worldwide as of April 2026 (in billions)
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Number of social network users worldwide 2017-2030

Number of social network users worldwide 2017-2030
Number of social media users worldwide from 2017 to 2030 (in millions)
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Penetration rate of social media worldwide 2000-2040

Penetration rate of social media worldwide 2000-2040
Penetration rate of social media worldwide from 2000 to 2040
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U.S. leading social media platform users 2024, by political position

U.S. leading social media platform users 2024, by political position
Distribution of leading social media platform users in the United States as of December 2024, by political position
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U.S. adults on online harassment and severe harassment 2022, by identity group

U.S. adults on online harassment and severe harassment 2022, by identity group
Share of adults in the United States who have ever experienced online harassment and severe harassment as of February 2022, by identity group
Mainstream social media platforms
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- Facebook: searches for listed hate groups that redirect to anti-hate resources 2022
- Facebook: presence of listed hate groups on the platform 2022
- Far-right Facebook page followers per 100,000 users in selected countries 2020
- Global QAnon posts across social networks 2017-2020
- Countries producing the most QAnon tweets 2017-2020
- U.S. YouTube users viewing extremist or alternative channels 2020
- Telegram messenger global MAU 2014-2025
Mainstream social media platforms
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Facebook: searches for listed hate groups that redirect to anti-hate resources 2022

Facebook: searches for listed hate groups that redirect to anti-hate resources 2022
Share of searches for Facebook-listed white supremacist groups that redirect to anti-hate resources worldwide as of June 2022
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Facebook: presence of listed hate groups on the platform 2022

Facebook: presence of listed hate groups on the platform 2022
Share of Facebook-listed white supremacist groups that have a presence on the platform worldwide as of June 2022
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Far-right Facebook page followers per 100,000 users in selected countries 2020

Far-right Facebook page followers per 100,000 users in selected countries 2020
Followers of far-right Facebook pages per 100,000 internet users in selected countries in December 2020
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Global QAnon posts across social networks 2017-2020

Global QAnon posts across social networks 2017-2020
Number of QAnon posts across selected social media platforms worldwide between October 2017 and June 2020
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Countries producing the most QAnon tweets 2017-2020

Countries producing the most QAnon tweets 2017-2020
Share of tweets mentioning QAnon-related hashtags and phrases between November 2019 and June 2020, by country
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U.S. YouTube users viewing extremist or alternative channels 2020

U.S. YouTube users viewing extremist or alternative channels 2020
Share of YouTube users in the United States who have viewed at least one video from extremist or alternative YouTube channels between July and October 2020
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Telegram messenger global MAU 2014-2025

Telegram messenger global MAU 2014-2025
Number of monthly active Telegram users worldwide from March 2014 to March 2025 (in millions)
Alt-tech platforms
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- U.S. registered Gab user reach 2022, by age group
- U.S. registered Gab user reach 2022, by gender
- U.S. registered Gab user reach 2022, by party ID
- U.S. registered Truth Social user reach 2022, by age group
- U.S. registered Truth Social user reach 2022, by gender
- U.S. registered Truth Social user reach 2022, by party ID
- 4chan posts per 100,000 internet users in selected countries 2020
- Parler unique monthly visitors in the U.S. 2021-2022
- Rumble: quarterly global MAUs 2020-2025
- Discussions by influential accounts on alternative social media platforms 2022
Alt-tech platforms
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U.S. registered Gab user reach 2022, by age group

U.S. registered Gab user reach 2022, by age group
Share of adults in the United States who have a Gab account as of May 2022, by age group
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U.S. registered Gab user reach 2022, by gender

U.S. registered Gab user reach 2022, by gender
Share of adults in the United States who have a Gab account as of May 2022, by gender
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U.S. registered Gab user reach 2022, by party ID

U.S. registered Gab user reach 2022, by party ID
Share of adults in the United States who have a Gab account as of May 2022, by party identification
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U.S. registered Truth Social user reach 2022, by age group

U.S. registered Truth Social user reach 2022, by age group
Share of adults in the United States who have a Truth Social account as of May 2022, by age group
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U.S. registered Truth Social user reach 2022, by gender

U.S. registered Truth Social user reach 2022, by gender
Share of adults in the United States who have a Truth Social account as of May 2022, by gender
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U.S. registered Truth Social user reach 2022, by party ID

U.S. registered Truth Social user reach 2022, by party ID
Share of adults in the United States who have a Truth Social account as of May 2022, by party identification
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4chan posts per 100,000 internet users in selected countries 2020

4chan posts per 100,000 internet users in selected countries 2020
Number of 4chan posts per 100,000 internet users in selected countries in December 2020
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Parler unique monthly visitors in the U.S. 2021-2022

Parler unique monthly visitors in the U.S. 2021-2022
Average unique monthly visitors to Parler in the United States from January to August 2021 and 2022 (in 1,000s)
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Rumble: quarterly global MAUs 2020-2025

Rumble: quarterly global MAUs 2020-2025
Number of monthly active Rumble users worldwide from 3rd quarter 2020 to 4th quarter 2025 (in millions)
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Discussions by influential accounts on alternative social media platforms 2022

Discussions by influential accounts on alternative social media platforms 2022
Share of prominent active accounts on alternative social media platforms that posted about selected topics in June 2022
Content removal
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- Facebook: terrorism content removal 2017-2025
- Facebook: hate speech content removal per quarter 2017-2025
- Facebook: spam content removal 2017-2025
- Discord: deleted servers H1 2024, by violation
- Discord: banned accounts H1 2024 by violation
- Discord: share of reported content actioned Q2 2023, by category
- Discord: reported actioned content H1 2024, by category
- Instagram: hate speech-containing content removal 2019-2025
- Distribution of video comments removed from YouTube worldwide Q1 2026, by reason
- Share of videos removed from YouTube worldwide 2019-2026, by reason
- Social media platforms responses to anti-Muslim hate 2022
Content removal
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Facebook: terrorism content removal 2017-2025

Facebook: terrorism content removal 2017-2025
Actioned terrorism content items on Facebook worldwide from 4th quarter 2017 to 4th quarter 2025 (in millions)
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Facebook: hate speech content removal per quarter 2017-2025

Facebook: hate speech content removal per quarter 2017-2025
Actioned hate speech content items on Facebook worldwide from 4th quarter 2017 to 4th quarter 2025 (in millions)
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Facebook: spam content removal 2017-2025

Facebook: spam content removal 2017-2025
Actioned spam content items on Facebook worldwide from Q4 2017 to Q4 2025 (in millions)
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Discord: deleted servers H1 2024, by violation

Discord: deleted servers H1 2024, by violation
Number of Discord servers removed from the platform in 1st half 2024, by violation
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Discord: banned accounts H1 2024 by violation

Discord: banned accounts H1 2024 by violation
Number of Discord accounts removed from the platform as of the 1st half 2024, by violation
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Discord: share of reported content actioned Q2 2023, by category

Discord: share of reported content actioned Q2 2023, by category
Share of reports submitted by users on Discord that prompted an action from the platform in 2nd quarter 2023, by category
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Discord: reported actioned content H1 2024, by category

Discord: reported actioned content H1 2024, by category
Number of reports submitted by users on Discord that prompted action from the platform in 1st half 2024, by category
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Instagram: hate speech-containing content removal 2019-2025

Instagram: hate speech-containing content removal 2019-2025
Actioned hate speech content items on Instagram worldwide from 4th quarter 2019 to 4th quarter 2025 (in millions)
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Distribution of video comments removed from YouTube worldwide Q1 2026, by reason

Distribution of video comments removed from YouTube worldwide Q1 2026, by reason
Distribution of removed YouTube comments worldwide as of 1st quarter 2026, by removal reason
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Share of videos removed from YouTube worldwide 2019-2026, by reason

Share of videos removed from YouTube worldwide 2019-2026, by reason
Distribution of videos removed from YouTube worldwide from 1st quarter 2019 to 1st quarter 2026, by reason
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Social media platforms responses to anti-Muslim hate 2022

Social media platforms responses to anti-Muslim hate 2022
Number of reported anti-Muslim hate posts that were acted upon by selected social media platforms worldwide as of March 2022
Incels
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- Monthly visits to forums related to biggest global incel forum 2022
- Global share of traffic to the biggest dedicated incel forum 2022, by country
- Links to websites from the biggest incel forum 2021-2022, by platform
- Share of posts on the biggest global incel forum including offensive slurs 2021-2022
- Users of the biggest global incel forum stance on rape 2022
- Monthly posts including violent terms on the biggest incel forum 2021-2022, by word
Incels
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Monthly visits to forums related to biggest global incel forum 2022

Monthly visits to forums related to biggest global incel forum 2022
Number of average monthly visits to forums related to the largest dedicated incel internet forum worldwide between April and June 2022 (in millions)
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Global share of traffic to the biggest dedicated incel forum 2022, by country

Global share of traffic to the biggest dedicated incel forum 2022, by country
Share of web traffic to the the largest dedicated incel internet forum worldwide between April and June 2022, by country
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Links to websites from the biggest incel forum 2021-2022, by platform

Links to websites from the biggest incel forum 2021-2022, by platform
Number of unique links to online platforms from the largest dedicated incel internet forum worldwide between January 2021 and July 2022, by platform
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Share of posts on the biggest global incel forum including offensive slurs 2021-2022

Share of posts on the biggest global incel forum including offensive slurs 2021-2022
Share of posts on the largest dedicated incel internet forum that include offensive slurs worldwide between January 2021 and July 2022
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Users of the biggest global incel forum stance on rape 2022

Users of the biggest global incel forum stance on rape 2022
Share of users of the largest dedicated incel internet forum in support of rape worldwide between January 2021 and July 2022
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Monthly posts including violent terms on the biggest incel forum 2021-2022, by word

Monthly posts including violent terms on the biggest incel forum 2021-2022, by word
Number of monthly posts including violent terms on the largest dedicated incel internet forum worldwide between January 2021 and July 2022, by word
Sexism
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- Opinions on online abuse directed at women worldwide 2022
- Effects of harmful online contact worldwide 2022, by gender
- UEFA Women's Euro: types of online harassment during the group phase 2022
- UK women receiving social media harassment during COVID-19 2020, by platform
- UK: women and online harassment during COVID-19 2020, by ethnicity
- England Women's football team: online hate posts 2022, by platform
- England Women's football team: Twitter hate accounts owners 2022, by gender
Sexism
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Opinions on online abuse directed at women worldwide 2022

Opinions on online abuse directed at women worldwide 2022
Global internet users opinions on online abuse directed at women as of February 2022
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Effects of harmful online contact worldwide 2022, by gender

Effects of harmful online contact worldwide 2022, by gender
Global internet users reactions to harmful online contacts as of February 2022, by gender
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UEFA Women's Euro: types of online harassment during the group phase 2022

UEFA Women's Euro: types of online harassment during the group phase 2022
Types of online abuse across social media platforms during the UEFA Women's EURO between 6th July and 18th July 2022
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UK women receiving social media harassment during COVID-19 2020, by platform

UK women receiving social media harassment during COVID-19 2020, by platform
Share of women who experienced online abuse on social media during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom as of July 2020, by platform
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UK: women and online harassment during COVID-19 2020, by ethnicity

UK: women and online harassment during COVID-19 2020, by ethnicity
Share of women who experienced online abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom as of July 2020, by ethnicity
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England Women's football team: online hate posts 2022, by platform

England Women's football team: online hate posts 2022, by platform
Distribution of online hate speech targeted at the England Women's football team between May and August 2022, by platform
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England Women's football team: Twitter hate accounts owners 2022, by gender

England Women's football team: Twitter hate accounts owners 2022, by gender
Distribution of Twitter accounts targeting the England Women's football team with online abuse between May and August 2022, by gender
Anti-vaccination
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- Global social media platforms growth of anti-vaxx followers 2020
- U.S. COVID-19 vaccine-hesitant adults social media and news consumption 2021
- Global social media platforms removal of anti-vaxx misinformation 2020
- U.S. adults who use social media for COVID-19 vaccines news 2021
- U.S. adults on the importance of social media for COVID-19 vaccine news 2021
Anti-vaccination
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Global social media platforms growth of anti-vaxx followers 2020

Global social media platforms growth of anti-vaxx followers 2020
Social media platforms anti-vaccination follower growth worldwide between July and August 2020
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U.S. COVID-19 vaccine-hesitant adults social media and news consumption 2021

U.S. COVID-19 vaccine-hesitant adults social media and news consumption 2021
Social media and news consumption of COVID-19 vaccine-hesitant adults in the United States as of August 2021
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Global social media platforms removal of anti-vaxx misinformation 2020

Global social media platforms removal of anti-vaxx misinformation 2020
Social media platforms removal of reported anti-vaccination misinformation worldwide between July and August 2020
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U.S. adults who use social media for COVID-19 vaccines news 2021

U.S. adults who use social media for COVID-19 vaccines news 2021
Share of online users in the United States who get news about COVID-19 vaccines on social media as of August 2021
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U.S. adults on the importance of social media for COVID-19 vaccine news 2021

U.S. adults on the importance of social media for COVID-19 vaccine news 2021
Share of online users in the United States who view social media as an important way to keep up with COVID-19 vaccine news as of August 2021
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