Social Networking Usage
While social networking has spread globally, it is particularly widespread in the country where it began. Among the 22 publics surveyed, Americans most often say they use websites like Facebook and MySpace: 46% use such sites; 36% use the internet, but do not access these sites; and 18% say they never go online.
The survey finds three countries close behind the United States in social network usage: in Poland (43%), Britain (43%) and South Korea (40%), at least four-in-ten adults say they use such sites. And at least a third engage in social networking in France (36%), Spain (34%), Russia (33%) and Brazil (33%).
Germans and the Japanese stand out among highly connected publics for their comparatively low levels of participation in social networking. While 31% of Germans use these types of sites, 49% go online at least occasionally but choose not to use them. In Japan, 24% are engaged in social networking, while 44% have internet access but are not engaged.
Social Networking Usage  | % No  | Yes  | No  | internet*  | U.S  | 18  | 36  | 46  | 41 16  | Poland  | 43  | 15  | Britain  | 43  | 41  | 31 21 22 56  | S Korea  | 38  | 40  | 42  | France  | 36  | Spain  | 34  | 36  | Russia  | 33  | 10  | 10  | 57  | Brazil  | 33  | Germany  | 31  | 20  | 49  | Argentina  | 31  | 52  | Turkey  | 61  | 26  | Japan  | 24  | 44  | 32  | Jordan 24 8  | 68  | China 23  | 22  | 53  | Mexico  | 23  | 16  | 61  | Kenya 19 5  | 76  | Lebanon 18  | 65  | Egypt 18 6  | 76  | Nigeria 17  | 76  | India 12  | 82  | Indonesia  | 91  | Pakistan  | 94  | Respondents who do not use the internet or email,  | Based on stota sample. Don't know/Refused" not shown.  | Samples in China India and Pakistan are disproportionately  | urban See the Methods section for more information  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER Q66 