According to a survey conducted in April 2024, 57 percent of LGBTQ+ adults in the United States often used social platforms to connect with friends or family. Overall, 30 percent of LGBTQ+ adults in the U.S. often used social media to connect with friends who belonged to the LGBTQ+ community, and just over one in five respondents used such networks frequently to find new friends in the community. Furthermore, 16 percent of respondents frequently searched for information about their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Frequency of LGBTQ+ adults using social platforms to connect with their communities in the United States as of April 2024
Characteristic
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Connecting with friends or family
57%
31%
8%
4%
Connecting with friends in the LGBTQ+ community
30%
36%
19%
15%
Finding new friends in the LGBTQ+ community
22%
34%
25%
19%
Searching for information about my sexual orientation or gender identity
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Various sources (LGBT Tech). (May 1, 2024). Frequency of LGBTQ+ adults using social platforms to connect with their communities in the United States as of April 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1608960/us-lgbtq-adults-frequency-using-social-media-connect-community/
Various sources (LGBT Tech). "Frequency of LGBTQ+ adults using social platforms to connect with their communities in the United States as of April 2024." Chart. May 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1608960/us-lgbtq-adults-frequency-using-social-media-connect-community/
Various sources (LGBT Tech). (2024). Frequency of LGBTQ+ adults using social platforms to connect with their communities in the United States as of April 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1608960/us-lgbtq-adults-frequency-using-social-media-connect-community/
Various sources (LGBT Tech). "Frequency of Lgbtq+ Adults Using Social Platforms to Connect with Their Communities in The United States as of April 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1608960/us-lgbtq-adults-frequency-using-social-media-connect-community/
Various sources (LGBT Tech), Frequency of LGBTQ+ adults using social platforms to connect with their communities in the United States as of April 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1608960/us-lgbtq-adults-frequency-using-social-media-connect-community/ (last visited May 09, 2025)
Frequency of LGBTQ+ adults using social platforms to connect with their communities in the United States as of April 2024 [Graph], Various sources (LGBT Tech), May 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1608960/us-lgbtq-adults-frequency-using-social-media-connect-community/
