# 73% of Americans did not make fun of anyone online in the past year

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/health/73-of-americans-did-not-make-fun-of-anyone-online-in-the-past-year/

> Indexed question in Health.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Feb. 28 to March 6, 2025, 73% of Americans said they had not made fun of anyone online in the past year.

The remaining 27% reported making fun of someone online at least rarely.

## Topline

In the past year, how often have you made fun of someone while online?

73% of Americans said they had not made fun of anyone online in the past year.

- 1 Never: 73.5%
- 2: 13.1%
- 3: 6.0%
- 4: 3.3%
- 5: 2.2%
- 6 Everyday/Almost Everyday: 1.9%

## 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: health
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co#frequency-of-making-fun-of-someone-online-in-the-past-year-variable-health_17](https://verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co#frequency-of-making-fun-of-someone-online-in-the-past-year-variable-health_17)

## Citation

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

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co#frequency-of-making-fun-of-someone-online-in-the-past-year-variable-health_17](https://verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co#frequency-of-making-fun-of-someone-online-in-the-past-year-variable-health_17)