# Most call TikTok and Instagram addictive, at least for some

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> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey conducted Oct. 1-11, 2024, a majority of Americans (55%) say apps like TikTok and Instagram are addictive for some people.

Another 24% call them addictive for all users, and 12% say they hook only the undisciplined. Few reject the idea outright: 5% say the apps are not addictive, and 4% aren't sure.

## Topline

Do you agree with the following statement? “Apps like TikTok and Instagram are addictive.”

Most call TikTok and Instagram addictive, at least for some.

- Yes, for some people: 55.4%
- Yes, for all users: 23.7%
- Only for the undisciplined: 12.0%
- No: 4.9%
- I don’t know: 4.1%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2024-10-01 → 2024-10-11
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.4%
- Module: media_fin
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#addictiveness-of-tiktok-and-instagram](https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#addictiveness-of-tiktok-and-instagram)

## Citation

Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2024-103, fielded October 1-11, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.4%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#addictiveness-of-tiktok-and-instagram](https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#addictiveness-of-tiktok-and-instagram)