18% of US adults use X (formerly Twitter), down from 21% in 2025 (2026).
18%
the latest figure (2026)
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type of source
Why you can trust it. Pew Research Center: survey, sampled survey with a published method. National Public Opinion Reference Survey: 5,511 US adults, online, mail or phone, 30 Jan-18 Jun 2026; margin of error +/-1.8 points
18% of US adults use X (formerly Twitter), down from 21% in 2025
Data period
2026 (ends 18 Jun 2026)
Published by the source
19 Oct 2026
Who is counted
National Public Opinion Reference Survey: 5,511 US adults, online, mail or phone, 30 Jan-18 Jun 2026; margin of error +/-1.8 points
In the source's words
Chart 'Which social media platforms are most popular', % of U.S. adults who say they ever use ..., row 6/18/2026: X (formerly Twitter) 18% (6/18/2025: 21%)
Checked at source
23 Oct 2026: Read on pewresearch.org Social Media Fact Sheet ('Americans' Use of Social Media in 2026', 19 Oct 2026), chart data table row 6/18/2026; Pew's 19 Oct 2026 TikTok news short read repeats the same shares in text.
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Free to quote with credit. American Trends Panel, a probability panel of US adults.
No changes recorded yet. First checked at the source on 23 Oct 2026.
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Pew Research Center. (2026). 18% of US adults use X (formerly Twitter), down from 21% in 2025. Via digitaltreed, https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/social-media/us-adults-use-x
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"18% of US adults use X (formerly Twitter), down from 21% in 2025." Pew Research Center, 2026. digitaltreed, https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/social-media/us-adults-use-x.
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18% of US adults use X (formerly Twitter), down from 21% in 2025, for 2026, according to Pew Research Center. We checked it at the source on 23 Oct 2026.
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Sample: National Public Opinion Reference Survey: 5,511 US adults, online, mail or phone, 30 Jan-18 Jun 2026; margin of error +/-1.8 points
