Pinterest Is Predominantly Used by White People [STUDY]

Last week, Pew Research Center reported on a study looking at which social networks are used by white, black, and Latino Internet users.

Unsurprisingly, everyone overwhelmingly prefers Facebook – 73% of Latinos, 67% of blacks, and 71% of whites have an account. Beyond that, social media use seems to differ quite a bit among different races:

  • Pinterest: 32% of white Internet users are on Pinterest, compared to 21% of Latinos and 12% of blacks.
  • Instagram: Instagram is more popular among blacks (38%) and Latinos (34%), and less so among white people (21%).
  • Twitter: Twitter is most popular among blacks (27%), then Latinos (25%), then white people (21%).
  • LinkedIn: LinkedIn is most popular among whites (29%) and blacks (28%), and less so among Latinos (18%).

Pew didn’t care to comment on where these differences come from, except to say that Latinos are a younger group and younger groups like Instagram. I don’t think I’ll venture into that territory either.

But I will point out a few things that are unsaid: for example, Pew doesn’t mention the fact that Internet use and access among these three groups is unequal – available to 87% of whites in the US, 80% of blacks, and 78% of Latinos. The statistics above are based on Internet users, so that disparity is conveniently ignored.

What is your favorite social network after Facebook? Do you think the answer has anything to do with your race?

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Kira M. Newman is a Tech Cocktail writer interested in the harsh reality of entrepreneurship, work-life balance, and psychology. She is the founder of The Year of Happy and has been traveling around the world interviewing entrepreneurs in Asia, Europe, and North America since 2011. Follow her @kiramnewman or contact kira@tech.co.
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