As recently as 1995, 42 percent of American adults said they had never heard of the Internet. Today, use of the Internet is pervasive at home, work, and on mobile devices.
It is a primary source of news, information, entertainment, and social interaction. To understand its evolution, Pew conducts surveys and qualitative research that tracks and analyzes how Americans use digital technology, and the ways in which online activity affects their families, communities, health, educational pursuits, politics, and workplace activities.
Recent Work
April 3, 2025
Q&A: Why and how we compared the public’s views of artificial intelligence with those of AI experts
In this Q&A, we speak with Brian Kennedy, a senior researcher at the Center, on why and how we conducted the survey of AI experts.
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April 3, 2025
How the U.S. Public and AI Experts View Artificial Intelligence
These groups are far apart in their enthusiasm and predictions for AI, but both want more personal control and worry about too little regulation.
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March 25, 2025
Fewer Americans now support TikTok ban, see the platform as a national security threat than in spring 2023
The share of Americans who perceive TikTok as a national security threat has also dipped – from 59% in 2023 to 49% now.
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February 28, 2025
5 facts about Americans and YouTube
Here are five key findings about YouTube from our research to mark its 20th anniversary.
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February 25, 2025
U.S. Workers Are More Worried Than Hopeful About Future AI Use in the Workplace
American workers have mixed feelings about how AI technologies, like ChatGPT, will affect jobs in the future.
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February 19, 2025
No consensus on who comes to mind when Americans are asked to name a news influencer
In an open-ended question, we asked U.S. adults who say they regularly get news from news influencers to name the first one who comes to mind for them.
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February 12, 2025
5 Years Later: America Looks Back at the Impact of COVID-19
Nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults (72%) say the COVID-19 pandemic did more to drive the country apart than to bring it together.
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February 6, 2025
How news influencers talked about Trump and Harris during the 2024 election
Most news influencers published posts about both candidates in summer and fall, and identical shares were more critical than supportive of each.
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