Share of U.S. social media users who have ever used social media to check up on someone they used to date or be in a relationship with as of October 2019, by relationship status
Characteristic
Share of respondents
All partnered adults
53%
Married
45%
Living with partner
67%
Committed relatinoship
66%
Single
56%
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An October 2019 survey found that 67 percent of U.S. social media users who are living with their partner that had used a social media platform to check up on someone they used to date or be in a relationship with. In comparison, only 45 percent of married U.S. adults reported that they have 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 check up on someone they used to date or be in a relationship with as of October 2019, by relationship status [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1125192/united-states-who-use-social-media-check-ex-relationship/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. social media users who have ever used social media to check up on someone they used to date or be in a relationship with as of October 2019, by relationship status." Chart. May 8, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1125192/united-states-who-use-social-media-check-ex-relationship/
Pew Research Center. (2020). Share of U.S. social media users who have ever used social media to check up on someone they used to date or be in a relationship with as of October 2019, by relationship status. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/1125192/united-states-who-use-social-media-check-ex-relationship/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. Social Media Users Who Have Ever Used Social Media to Check up on Someone They Used to Date or Be in a Relationship with as of October 2019, by Relationship Status." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 8 May 2020, /statistics/1125192/united-states-who-use-social-media-check-ex-relationship/
Pew Research Center, Share of U.S. social media users who have ever used social media to check up on someone they used to date or be in a relationship with as of October 2019, by relationship status ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1125192/united-states-who-use-social-media-check-ex-relationship/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Share of U.S. social media users who have ever used social media to check up on someone they used to date or be in a relationship with as of October 2019, by relationship status [Graph], Pew Research Center, May 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1125192/united-states-who-use-social-media-check-ex-relationship/
