As of 2025, about what share of U.S. adults use the internet?
Answer96%
Internet use has become nearly universal among U.S. adults.
Source: Pew Research Center (2025) pewresearch.org
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5 sourced facts about digital life and the internet, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
The basics
As of June 2025, what share of U.S. adults own a smartphone?
Answer91%
Smartphones have become the primary way most Americans go online.
Source: Pew Research Center (2025) pewresearch.org
As of 2025, what share of U.S. adults own a cellphone of any kind?
Answer98%
Cellphone ownership overall is even higher than smartphone ownership specifically.
Source: Pew Research Center (2025) pewresearch.org
Going deeper
By 2020, what share of U.S. adults were using the internet?
Answer93%
Internet use kept climbing steadily through the 2010s.
Source: Pew Research Center (2020) pewresearch.org
Back in 2011, when Pew first asked, what share of U.S. adults owned a smartphone?
Answer35%
Smartphone ownership has climbed steeply since the early days of the iPhone and Android.
Source: Pew Research Center (2011) pewresearch.org
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