Highlights of the Pew Internet Project’s research related to
social networking. (Note: This page will be updated whenever new
data is available.) As of December 2012, 67% of online adults
use social networking sites. As of December 2012: - 15% of
online adults say they use Pinterest - 13% of online adults say
they use Instagram - 6% of online adults say they use Tumblr -
67% of online adults say they use Facebook - 16% of online
adults say they use Twitter 20% of online adults say they use
LinkedIn as of August 2012. For a detailed demographic portrait
of users of various social networking sites (Pinterest,
Instagram, Tumblr, Facebook, and Twitter) please see our recent
report, The Demographics of Social Media Users — 2012 . Women
have been significantly more likely to use social networking
sites than men since 2009. In December 2012, 71% of women were
users of social networking sites, compared with 62% of men.
Between February 2005 and August 2006, the use of social
networking sites among young adult interne