{"id":7761,"date":"2026-03-02T10:57:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T15:57:26","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-03-02T10:57:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T15:57:28","slug":"8-facts-about-americans-and-tiktok","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/03\/02\/8-facts-about-americans-and-tiktok\/","title":{"rendered":"8 facts about Americans and TikTok"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Pew Knight Initiative<\/summary>\n
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The Pew-Knight Initiative supports new research on how Americans absorb civic information, form beliefs and identities, and engage in their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan, nonadvocacy fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. Knight Foundation is a social investor committed to supporting informed and engaged communities. Learn more ><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

For the past few years, TikTok faced a potential ban in the United States because of concerns about its Chinese ownership. That changed in January<\/a>, when the company agreed to put its U.S. operations in a new venture backed largely by non-Chinese investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the wake of that deal, here\u2019s what we know about Americans and TikTok from Pew Research Center studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About this research<\/summary>\n

This Pew Research Center analysis looks at how Americans use and get news on TikTok, what they think about the platform and how views have changed over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why did we do this?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pew Research Center does research to help the public, media and decision-makers understand important topics. We have long studied TikTok<\/a>, among other social media platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More Americans are using TikTok<\/a> and getting news there<\/a>. Yet whether it would continue to operate in the United States<\/a> was an open question until January. In the wake of the recent deal to keep TikTok available in the U.S., we wanted to summarize what we know about how Americans use and view the platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about Pew Research Center<\/a> and our social media research<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How did we do this?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The findings in this analysis come from surveys conducted using Pew Research Center\u2019s American Trends Panel<\/a> (ATP), surveys of teens (recruited via their parents, who were part of Ipsos\u2019 KnowledgePanel<\/a>), and a 2023 Center study of TikTok content posted by U.S. adults. Details about these studies, including methodological information and survey field dates, can be found at the links in the text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of this research is a product of the Pew-Knight Initiative, a research program funded jointly by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Find related reports online at https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/pew-knight\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

About four-in-ten U.S. adults (37%) say they use TikTok, <\/strong>up from 21% in 2021. It\u2019s one of a few platforms we study that have seen sustained growth over this period<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The share of U.S. adults who use TikTok has nearly doubled since 2021<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Note: We conducted the poll via phone in 2021; via web and mail in 2023; and via web, mail and phone in 2024 and 2025. Those who did not give an answer are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Feb. 5-June 18, 2025.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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