U.S. adults preferred methods for online search 2024

According to an April 2024 survey, 34 percent of adults in the United States preferred to use traditional search engines for online search. However, the use of social media usage for finding information online is growing as a trend, especially among younger generations. Approximately 18 percent of respondents used both methods for online searches depending on specific needs, while 48 percent of interviewees primarily used either social media or search engines for this task.

根据2024年4月的一项调查，美国34%的成年人倾向于使用传统搜索引擎进行在线搜索。然而，利用社交媒体获取信息的做法正成为一种趋势，尤其是在年轻一代中。大约18%的受访者根据具体需求同时使用这两种方法进行在线搜索，而48%的受访者主要依赖社交媒体或搜索引擎来完成这一任务。