The internet represents a fundamental shift in how Americans connect with one another, gather information and conduct their day-to-day lives. For more than 20 years, Pew Research Center has documented ...

In 35 countries, we asked respondents how free the media are to report the news in their country, how free people are to say what they want, and how free people are to use the internet. A median of 28 ...

In an era defined by constant connectivity, the primary driver for internet use remains the fundamental human desire for knowledge and social bonds. Recent global data from April 2026 indicates that ...

The internet is a global network of servers that moves and stores data using hardware, software, and protocols. Wi-Fi is a local wireless network that distributes the internet signal to devices in ...