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% of americans who use various social media

UPDATE: Americans who use
YouTube 84%
Facebook 71%
Instagram 50%
TikTok 37%
WhatsApp 32%
Reddit 26%
Snapchat 25%
X (Twitter) 21%
Threads 8%
Bluesky 4%
Truth Social 3%

Full Pew Research Center report: https://t.co/VaVAM7YICU pic.twitter.com/gEbFXuiNNG

— Conrad Hackett (@conradhackett) November 23, 2025

Graphic - Patterns of use of audio media throughout a typical week by adults 2025

 

An earlier graphic posted showed the pattern of use of selected TV and video and gaming activities throughout the day by adults showed weekday peaks around 9am, noon and 9pm and on the weekend the peaks were the same am & pm but there wasn't a noon peak.

In the graphic above on audio the biggest radio peak weekdays is around 9am whereas the biggest streamed music peak weekdays is around 6pm.  On weekends both radio and streamed music seem to peak around noon.

Source of graphic above - Ofcom's Media Nations UK 2025 document published 30 July 2025

Graphic - Pattern of use of selected TV and video and gaming activities throughout the day by adults

Note the weekday peaks around 9am, noon and 9pm, and in the weekend the are the same am & pm but there isn't really a noon peak.  Also note the biggest peak is in the evening on all days

SVOD = Subscription Video on Demand

BVOD = Broadcaster Video on Demand

Source of graphic above - Ofcom's Media Nations UK 2025 document published 30 July 2025

If you are an american then your heritage is .....

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— C Hanna (@chcowgirl.bsky.social) October 14, 2024 at 3:02 PM

why do american die earlier than the english?

The FT has done some interesting research on why Americans live shorter lives than the English at every level on the income distribution scale. The US myth of personal freedom’ over collective support seems to play a part. More guns, more unsafe driving, people slipping through the cracks…

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— Mark Chadbourn (@chadbourn.bsky.social) Aug 16, 2024 at 11:13 AM

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#ruralpresence - Independent review calls for greater #community use to give #church buildings a sustainable future

(this post was 1st published on the Rural Presence Blog)

Commissioned in 2016 to report to the Chancellor and Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport - this review considers the funding and sustainability of listed church buildings.  Published on 20/12/17, the press release for the review says....

" The review panel highlighted the best practice of many churches and of volunteers around the country, with buildings adapted and used for cafes, playgroups, and in some cases NHS and post office services. The panel said it wants to see more innovation of this kind."

But the press release also commented that....

"Congregations are individually responsible for the care of their own buildings and despite the commitment and hard work of volunteers, the panel found a lack of consistency in the ability of many churches to carry out routine maintenance and repairs."

The press release goes on to summarise the reviews recommendations as shown below - and says that these should be tested through pilot schemes in both rural and urban areas.

• "creating a national network of Community Support Advisers to help churches identify and strengthen wide ranging relationships within their local area".  The review hopes that "through greater community engagement, churches will be used more frequently and can maximise new funding options reflecting this broad community involvement."
• "creating a group of ‘Fabric Support Officers’ who have practical heritage buildings expertise to ensure that all churches have access to high quality advice"
• churches should "develop annual minor repairs plans. This will mean that repairs can be addressed immediately and prevent the development of more costly major repair."
• churches should prepare " a rolling ten-year major repairs plan" and that these be "kept up to date so that larger works can be planned and given the best chance of being properly funded."

It's worth looking at the letters in response to the report in the Church Times this week.  These wondered about the role of the proposed Fabric Support Officers and Community Support Advisers and questioned how far community use ideas for church buildings were viable for remote rural churches.

And it's also interesting to compare the current report's proposals with recommendations in the Church of England's Church Buildings Review report, issued in 2015.

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