The line chart below shows the percent of American adults who use social networking sites by age between 2005 and 2015. A separate line is used for each age group.

As expected, young adults (18-29) are most likely to use social networking sites. However, adoption for those 65 and older has significantly increased over the last 10 years.

Line chart showing social media usage by age group for American adults

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