Question: "Do you have a private account, an account where only your accepted friends or followers can see your posts, on any of your social media accounts?"
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U.S. social media user account privacy 2018, by age group
This statistic presents the percentage of social media users in the United States who have a private social media account as of September 2018, by age group. According to the findings, 45 percent of respondents between the ages of 55 to 64 years reported that all of their social media accounts were private, while 18 percent of respondents in the same age bracket stated the opposite saying none of their social media accounts were private at all.
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Morning Consult. (October 3, 2018). Percentage of social media users in the United States who have a private social media account as of September 2018, by age group [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/934896/users-have-private-social-media-account-age-group-usa/
Morning Consult. "Percentage of social media users in the United States who have a private social media account as of September 2018, by age group." Chart. October 3, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/934896/users-have-private-social-media-account-age-group-usa/
Morning Consult. (2018). Percentage of social media users in the United States who have a private social media account as of September 2018, by age group. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/934896/users-have-private-social-media-account-age-group-usa/
Morning Consult. "Percentage of Social Media Users in The United States Who Have a Private Social Media Account as of September 2018, by Age Group." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 3 Oct 2018, /statistics/934896/users-have-private-social-media-account-age-group-usa/
Morning Consult, Percentage of social media users in the United States who have a private social media account as of September 2018, by age group ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/934896/users-have-private-social-media-account-age-group-usa/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Percentage of social media users in the United States who have a private social media account as of September 2018, by age group [Graph], Morning Consult, October 3, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/934896/users-have-private-social-media-account-age-group-usa/
