During a 2024 survey, 62 percent of responding social media users from the United States using social media for trip planning stated they had made a purchase or a visitation decision as a result of social media content. In 2024, there were 301 million social media users in the United States.
Share of trip planners who made a purchase or a visitation decision as a result of social media content in the United States as of June 2024
among social media users using social media for trip planning
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The source does not provide a date of survey. The date provided is the release date.Â
The source defines social media users, converters, and non-converters as follows:
Social media users: travelers who used a social media platform, including YouTube, for either travel planning or sharing content about a personal trip;Â
Converters: social media users who made a visitation or travel purchase as a direct result of travel content viewed on social media;Â
Non-converters: social media users whose travel decisions were not impacted by content viewed on social media.Â
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PhocusWire. (August 23, 2024). Share of trip planners who made a purchase or a visitation decision as a result of social media content in the United States as of June 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478539/social-media-marketing-effectiveness-travel-usa/
PhocusWire. "Share of trip planners who made a purchase or a visitation decision as a result of social media content in the United States as of June 2024." Chart. August 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478539/social-media-marketing-effectiveness-travel-usa/
PhocusWire. (2024). Share of trip planners who made a purchase or a visitation decision as a result of social media content in the United States as of June 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478539/social-media-marketing-effectiveness-travel-usa/
PhocusWire. "Share of Trip Planners Who Made a Purchase or a Visitation Decision as a Result of Social Media Content in The United States as of June 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478539/social-media-marketing-effectiveness-travel-usa/
PhocusWire, Share of trip planners who made a purchase or a visitation decision as a result of social media content in the United States as of June 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478539/social-media-marketing-effectiveness-travel-usa/ (last visited June 09, 2025)
Share of trip planners who made a purchase or a visitation decision as a result of social media content in the United States as of June 2024 [Graph], PhocusWire, August 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478539/social-media-marketing-effectiveness-travel-usa/