In the United States in 2020 YouTube was the most used social network, followed by Facebook, while among the youngest, between 18 and 29 years, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok 'reign'.
This was stated by a study by the Pew Research Center, according to which the levels of use are essentially unchanged in the last 5 years.
The telephone survey involved about 1,500 people: 81% of respondents said they use YouTube, compared to 69% for Facebook.
The first is also the social network that has had the greatest growth in use, from 73% in 2019. In the preferences of the interviewees it follows Instagram, cited by 40%, followed by Pinterest and Linkedn, with about 30%, Snapchat, Twitter and Whatsapp, about 255%, while 21% use TikTok and 13% Nextdoor.
"Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok - explains the research center - instead showed the greatest use among respondents between 18 and 29 years, with 71%, 65% and 48% respectively. Despite a series of controversies and relatively negative feelings on various aspects of social media, nearly seven out of ten Americans say they use social media, a percentage that has remained relatively stable over the past five years. "