Social media usage for radiology education: A one-month 2025 global survey

To conduct an update of a prior survey and contribute contemporary social media usage statistics to the radiology education literature.

We administered an updated 14-question survey on SurveyMonkey and promoted it through our social media accounts and newsletter subscriber lists between March 10 and April 16, 2025. The survey collected demographic information and was open to the broader medical community, asking respondents to specify their role in medicine and their use of each social media platform for radiology education.

We received 320 responses. Of the 318 respondents who specified their role in medicine, 160 were physicians, 65 were technologists, 63 were residents or fellows, 9 were medical students, 3 were nurses, 1 was an administrator, and 17 identified as "other". A strong majority (n = 286, 89.9%) reported working primarily in radiology. Respondents represented 73 countries, most commonly the United States (n = 69, 21.6%), India (n = 34, 10.6%), and Romania (n = 11, 3.4%). The most common age groups were 25-34 years (30.9%), 35-44 years (20.9%), and 45-54 years (17.8%). Most respondents (80.0%) reported using social media for radiology education "every day" or "a few times a week." YouTube was the most frequently used platform (73.1%), followed by Instagram (49.4%) and Facebook (39.1%). YouTube was also the most commonly preferred platform (37.2%). The most frequently reported goals for using social media included "to learn more in radiology" (84.4%) and "to keep updated on current events in radiology" (69.1%). Overall, 74.4% rated social media as "extremely" or "very" useful for radiology education, and 46.6% reported learning more from social media than from traditional resources.

In this updated global survey, social media remains widely and frequently used for radiology education, and most respondents consider it highly useful. Patterns of platform use have shifted, with emerging platforms beginning to play more prominent roles while some traditional platforms show declining use. These evolving trends highlight the importance of understanding which platforms different groups use so that educators can target content appropriately and underscore the need for periodic reassessment of social media in radiology education.