Share of U.S. social media users who have ever used social media to share or discuss things about their relationship or dating life as of October 2019, by sexual orientation
Characteristic
Share of respondents
All social media users
28%
Straight
27%
LGB
41%
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An October 2019 survey found that 41 percent of U.S. social media users who identified as lesbian, gay or bisexual had used social media to share or discuss things about their relationship or dating life. In comparison, only 27 percent of straight-identifying U.S. social media users reported that they had done the same thing.
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Pew Research Center. (May 8, 2020). Share of U.S. social media users who have ever used social media to share or discuss things about their relationship or dating life as of October 2019, by sexual orientation [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1125171/users-usa-social-media-discuss-relationship-sexual-orientation/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. social media users who have ever used social media to share or discuss things about their relationship or dating life as of October 2019, by sexual orientation." Chart. May 8, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/1125171/users-usa-social-media-discuss-relationship-sexual-orientation/
Pew Research Center. (2020). Share of U.S. social media users who have ever used social media to share or discuss things about their relationship or dating life as of October 2019, by sexual orientation. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/1125171/users-usa-social-media-discuss-relationship-sexual-orientation/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. Social Media Users Who Have Ever Used Social Media to Share or Discuss Things about Their Relationship or Dating Life as of October 2019, by Sexual Orientation." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 8 May 2020, /statistics/1125171/users-usa-social-media-discuss-relationship-sexual-orientation/
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Share of U.S. social media users who have ever used social media to share or discuss things about their relationship or dating life as of October 2019, by sexual orientation [Graph], Pew Research Center, May 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1125171/users-usa-social-media-discuss-relationship-sexual-orientation/
