Numbers in the News: Social Media

Check out some facts and figures about the popular sites people use to create, view, and share content.

January 18, 2021

72%

The percentage of people in the U.S. who use social media.

1 BILLION

The number of hours of YouTube content people watch every day.

$92.9 BILLION

Net worth of Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, the world’s most-used social media site.

THINK ABOUT IT: Calculate how many hours you spend on social media each day. How do you think this compares with other social media users?

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