B
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14%
14% -- share having deleted social media apps for US social media users (2026)
14% of surveyed US Gen X, Millennial, and Gen Z social media users have deleted their apps entirely.
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Value
14%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Sample Size
2,000
Geography
US
Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
RiseGuide
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Tier A
https://riseguide.com/blog/doomscrolling-drama-and-dopamine-hits-how-hooked-is-each-generation-on-so… ↗
Source Article
Doomscrolling, drama, and dopamine hits: How hooked is each generation on social media?
RiseGuide Team
Doomscrolling, drama, and dopamine hits: How hooked is each generation on social media?
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6 min•Published Apr 14, 2026
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Original Research
RiseGuide
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Methodology
RiseGuide survey of 2,000 respondents
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Segmentation
Industrysocial_media_marketing,media_entertainment
RegionUS
RoleAll marketers
Channelsocial
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US social media users: 14% share having deleted social media apps. Source: RiseGuide (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/deleted-social-apps-14
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