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The latest study on the subject from the Pew Internet & American Life Project reports that 42 percent of all Americans use Wikipedia to look up information. The site is particularly popular among Internet users with more education -- of those surveyed, 69 percent of users with at least a college degree said they use the site. That's more than the percentage of people who say they use instant messaging services, though fewer than those who say they use YouTube.

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DATA POINT

53%

of the online Americans who are active in groups say the internet has had a major impact on their ability to keep up with group news

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The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project is one of seven projects that make up the Pew Research Center. The Center is supported by The Pew Charitable Trust.