The top three social media platforms are Facebook (87%), Instagram (75%) and YouTube (72%), according to a survey of U.S. and U.K. consumers who use social media from social media management tool ...

Pew also surveyed news influencers themselves and found the most popular social media platform is X, which 85 percent of had an account on, followed by Instagram and YouTube, according to the survey.

That’s the most popular social media site for teens. Over half use TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat. Girls are more likely than boys to say they use TikTok almost constantly.

In February 2022, Mr. Trump’s media company, Trump Media, debuted Truth Social, adding to the mix of right-wing sites. Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, became less political.