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Internet, broadband fact sheet.

The internet represents a fundamental shift in how Americans connect with one another, gather information and conduct their day-to-day lives. Explore the patterns, trends and statistics of internet and home broadband adoption in the United States.

Americans’ Use of Mobile Technology and Home Broadband

Most U.S. adults today say they use the internet (95%), have a smartphone (90%) or subscribe to high-speed internet at home (80%). About four-in-ten report being online almost constantly.

Teens and Internet, Device Access Fact Sheet

Today, nearly all U.S. teens (96%) say they use the internet every day. And the share of teens who report being online “almost constantly” has roughly doubled since 2014-2015 (24% vs. 46%).

Social Media Seen as Mostly Good for Democracy Across Many Nations, But U.S. is a Major Outlier

Most think social media has made it easier to manipulate and divide people, but they also say it informs and raises awareness.

Some digital divides persist between rural, urban and suburban America

Rural adults are less likely than suburban adults to have home broadband and less likely than urban adults to own a smartphone, tablet or computer.

Home broadband adoption, computer ownership vary by race, ethnicity in the U.S.

Black and Hispanic Americans remain less likely than White adults to say they own a traditional computer or have high-speed internet at home.

Mobile Technology and Home Broadband 2021

Smartphone ownership and home broadband adoption are up slightly since 2019. And 30% of Americans say they at least sometimes experience problems connecting to the internet at home.

34% of lower-income home broadband users have had trouble paying for their service amid COVID-19

Some 15% of all home broadband users in the U.S. say they have had trouble paying for their high-speed internet service during the pandemic.

7% of Americans don’t use the internet. Who are they?

Today, 25% of adults ages 65 and older report never going online, compared with much smaller shares of adults under the age of 65.

About three-in-ten U.S. adults say they are ‘almost constantly’ online

The share of U.S. adults who now report that they go online “almost constantly” has risen to 31%, up from 21% in 2015.

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