96% of U.S. adults use the internet (Pew, 2025)
Verified Confidence: high
Primary source found; it says the same thing, the scope matches, and it is reasonably current.
- Commonly cited as
- "What percent of Americans use the internet?"
- True origin
- Pew Research Center — Internet, Broadband Fact Sheet
- Type
- Reference fact: A frequently needed number or rule taken directly from a primary source (e.g. Pew, Census, IAB/PwC, FTC), with its as-of date.
- Year
- 2025
- Data as of
- Survey fielded Feb. 5–June 18, 2025
- Last checked
- What the source says
Today, 96% of U.S. adults say they use the internet.
- Method & sample
- Pew Research Center NPORS survey of 5,022 U.S. adults, Feb. 5–June 18, 2025; address-based sample, web/mail/phone, weighted to the U.S. adult population.
- Drift between quote and source
- None
- Interest
- n/a (nonpartisan research center funded mainly by The Pew Charitable Trusts).
Safe rephrasing
Pew Research Center's 2025 survey found 96% of U.S. adults say they use the internet.
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