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Half of US adults are using social networks

According to a survey published in August 2011, by the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American life Project, 65% of adult Internet users in the United States use social networks, equating to 50% of the entire US adult population. This is a significant increase on the 8% of Internet users that used social networks in 2005.

Social networking sites, such as Facebook, Myspace and LinkedIn are increasingly becoming a significant part of online life.

The table below provides a summary from the survey:

US Internet Users
Age
Internet users between the ages of 18 – 29 using social networks83%
Internet users between the ages of 30 - 49 using social networks70%
Internet users between the ages of 50 – 64 using social networks51%
Internet users older than 65 using social networks33%
Gender
Online women using social networks69%
Online men using social networks60%
Frequency
Adult Internet users using email in a typical day61%
Adult Internet users using search engines in a typical day59%
Adult Internet users visiting social networks in a typical day43%

The survey of 2 277 US adults, conducted between April 26 and May 22, has a margin of error of approximately 2.4 percentage points.
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