{"id":381011,"date":"2026-10-01T09:54:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T13:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=chart&#038;p=381011"},"modified":"2026-10-01T09:54:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T13:54:57","slug":"comparing-the-u-s-to-other-nations-on-the-impact-of-the-internet-and-social-media","status":"publish","type":"chart","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/comparing-the-u-s-to-other-nations-on-the-impact-of-the-internet-and-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparing the U.S. to other nations on the impact of the internet and social media"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:640px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller--freeform wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"12694f14-b060-42d8-841c-c9c0d7e69c80\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;12694f14-b060-42d8-841c-c9c0d7e69c80&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:381011,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/comparing-the-u-s-to-other-nations-on-the-impact-of-the-internet-and-social-media\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/comparing-the-u-s-to-other-nations-on-the-impact-of-the-internet-and-social-media\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-10-01&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:622283,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/comparing_the_us_to_other_nations_on_the_impact_of_the_internet_and_social_media-381011-1790862980.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Comparing the U.S. to other nations on the impact of the internet and social media&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% who say access to the internet and social media has made people &lt;strong&gt;more&lt;\\\/strong&gt; ...&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: We include the West Bank and East Jerusalem in the group of middle-income countries for analysis, though the corresponding World Bank classification is for the West Bank and Gaza. 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the internet and social media has made people <strong>more<\/strong> &#8230;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-chart-builder-freeform-chart has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=461590\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f7f7f7\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f7f7f7;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/PG_26.09.00_SocialMediaDem_Scatters640px-copy-2@2x-1.png?resize=480,366 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/PG_26.09.00_SocialMediaDem_Scatters640px-copy-2@2x-1.png?resize=782,596 782w, 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