# Day-to-day updates are what Americans post most on social media

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## Reading

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

Over the past two years, which type of contents have you most frequently posted on social media?

Day-to-day updates are what Americans post most on social media.

- Random events (e.g. daily life updates, memes, spontaneous thoughts): 32.8%
- Moments when I was having fun (e.g. vacation, parties, social gatherings): 27.2%
- I don't post on social media: 20.7%
- Moments when I achieved something (e.g. marriage, awards, graduation, start a new degree or other academic/professional: 11.5%
- Others: 7.8%

## 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: 2025-02-28 → 2025-03-06
- 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

## Source

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## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2025-010, fielded February 28-March 6, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.5%.

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