Day-to-day updates are what Americans post most on social media
Core finding
About a third of Americans (33%) say random events, from daily-life updates to memes and spontaneous thoughts, are what they have posted most on social media over the past two years, according to a Verasight survey conducted Feb. 28-March 6, 2025.
Moments of fun such as vacations and parties come next at 27%, while 11% say their most frequent posts mark achievements like marriages or graduations, and for 8% it is something else entirely. About one-in-five (21%) do not post on social media at all.
Topline distribution
Day-to-day updates are what Americans post most on social media.
Over the past two years, which type of contents have you most frequently posted on social media?
n = 1,000 · Feb 28 – Mar 6, 2025 · MoE ±3.5%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | United States adults |
| Field dates | Feb 28 – Mar 6, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.5% |
| Module | personality |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co
Over the past two years, which type of contents have you most frequently posted on social media?
Cite this question
Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2025-010, fielded February 28-March 6, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.5%.