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title: "Restaurant Social Media Statistics 2026: Powerful Data"
date: 2026-04-14
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# Restaurant Social Media Statistics 2026: Powerful Data

[Social media](https://xtendedview.com/social-media-statistics/) has become an important part of how diners discover restaurants, evaluate menu options, and decide where to eat or order. Restaurants use platforms such as [Facebook](https://xtendedview.com/facebook-statistics/), [Instagram](https://xtendedview.com/instagram-statistics/), TikTok, and YouTube to promote dishes, build social proof, attract reservations, and support delivery sales.

With U.S. restaurant and foodservice sales projected to reach **$1.5 trillion in 2025**, competition for digital attention remains significant. The following statistics examine how social media influences restaurant discovery, engagement, reviews, advertising, and dining decisions, with particular attention to Gen Z and millennial consumers.

## Editor’s Choice

- A 2026 analysis of U.S. dining behavior found that **64% of guests tried a new restaurant within the previous month in 2025**, compared with 39% in 2024. That represents a 25-percentage-point increase in restaurant experimentation.
- **94% of U.S. diners** said they use online resources, including search, social media, and digital media, to discover restaurants. Digital visibility now touches nearly the entire restaurant discovery market.
- In a nationwide 2025 dining study, **77% of Gen Z consumers** said they typically discover new restaurants through social media.
- The same research found that **67% of millennials** typically hear about new restaurants through social platforms, confirming that social discovery extends beyond Gen Z.
- Among surveyed Gen Z and millennial consumers, **73% had visited a restaurant during the previous three months because of a social media review**.
- More than half of U.S. consumers, **56%**, reported ordering a restaurant item for delivery after it became popular or trended on social media.
- Across consumers surveyed in the U.S., U.K., and Australia, **35% preferred social media as their first source when searching for local restaurants and activities**.
- Social content influenced a purchase during the previous six months for **90% of Gen Z consumers** surveyed in 2025, illustrating the broader commercial power restaurants can tap when targeting younger customers.

## Recent Developments

- By 2025, **37% of U.S. adults used TikTok**, up from 21% in 2021. The figure, published in 2026, shows that TikTok adoption nearly doubled in four years.
- TikTok penetration reached **63% among U.S. adults younger than 30**, making it especially important for restaurants whose customer base skews young.
- YouTube remained the broadest major social platform, with **84% of U.S. adults** reporting use in 2025.
- Facebook still reached **71% of U.S. adults**, which helps explain why it remains relevant to restaurants seeking broad local audiences rather than only younger diners.
- Instagram reached **50% of U.S. adults** in 2025, giving visual restaurant content access to half of the adult population.
- Food and beverage brands averaged approximately **8 social posts per day** in a 2025 cross-platform content benchmark. The figure reflects how competitive restaurant-related social feeds have become.
- Food and beverage accounts averaged about **50 inbound engagements per day** in the same benchmark, including audience interactions generated by published content.
- Although **49% of diners** in one 2025 study used social media to find restaurants, only 8% said influencers were a restaurant-discovery source. The gap suggests that customer posts, restaurant-owned content and peer recommendations can matter separately from paid creator campaigns.

## Restaurant Social Media Usage Statistics

- Among millennials surveyed about restaurant influencer reviews, **63% said they trust them**, only slightly below the Gen Z rate.
- Trust dropped to **45% among Gen X consumers**, demonstrating why influencer-led restaurant campaigns may perform differently across generations.
- Only **28% of baby boomers** said they trust restaurant influencer reviews, widening the generational gap further.
- In 2025, **22% of consumers identified Instagram** as a social channel they use to discover new restaurants.
- Facebook accounted for **19% of restaurant discovery** in the same study, indicating that established social networks remain relevant even as video-first platforms grow.
- TikTok accounted for **18% of restaurant discovery** among surveyed consumers, with usage concentrated more heavily among younger diners.
- YouTube accounted for another **16% of restaurant discovery**, highlighting the role of longer video, Shorts, and creator-led food content.
- Separate U.S. research found that **45% of Gen Z diners** used social media for restaurant discovery, the highest share among the generations studied in that dataset.

![Top Social Media Channels For Restaurant Discovery](https://xtendedview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/top-social-media-channels-for-restaurant-discovery.jpg)

## Why Social Media Matters for Restaurants

- Across age groups, **76% of consumers** surveyed in 2025 said social content, including ads, creator posts and brand content, influenced a purchase during the previous six months.
- Among millennials, that purchase-influence rate reached **84%**, making social content particularly relevant for restaurants targeting adults in this generation.
- **41% of Gen Z consumers** said they turn to social platforms first when searching for information, ahead of other information sources.
- Only **32% of Gen Z consumers** in the same research said traditional search engines were their first choice, illustrating how social search is altering digital discovery habits.
- Across generations, **37% of consumers** preferred social platforms first when looking for product reviews and recommendations. Restaurant reviews and menu recommendations fit naturally into this behavior.
- Among Gen Z and millennial restaurant consumers, **55% said social media reviews were the top reason they tried a restaurant**.
- Another **43.7% of Gen Z and millennial consumers** said they go to social media first when seeking restaurant recommendations.
- Influencer reviews also retain substantial trust within younger audiences: **67% of Gen Z consumers** said they trust restaurant influencer reviews in a 2025 consumer study.

## Platform Usage Statistics for Restaurants

- TikTok ranked as the **No. 1 restaurant discovery channel for Gen Z at 38%** in 2025 U.S. diner research published in 2026. It even ranked ahead of word of mouth for that generation.
- Among U.S. adults ages 30 to 49, **44% used TikTok** in the latest available national usage data.
- TikTok usage fell to **30% among adults ages 50 to 64**, illustrating the platform’s age gradient.
- Among adults 65 and older, TikTok usage stood at just **12%**, so restaurants focused on older diners may gain more reach elsewhere.
- YouTube usage reached **92% among Asian American adults who speak English**, the highest measured rate among the racial and ethnic groups reported in the 2025 national social media survey.
- Instagram usage reached **62% among Hispanic U.S. adults**, compared with lower rates among several other demographic groups in the same national survey.
- TikTok usage reached **57% among Hispanic adults** and 53% among Black adults, indicating substantial demographic variation that restaurants should consider when planning local campaigns.
- Reddit reached **44% of English-speaking Asian American adults** in the national survey, illustrating that restaurant conversations can extend beyond the four largest visual and video platforms.
- Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook should not be treated as interchangeable discovery channels: 2025 research found **Gen Z favored TikTok, millennials favored Instagram, and Gen X and baby boomers favored Facebook** for restaurant discovery.

## Social Media’s Impact on Restaurant Discovery

- A 2026 report based on 2025 U.S. diner research found **38% of guests discovered restaurants through word of mouth**, making personal recommendations the largest single channel measured.
- Another **30% discovered restaurants by seeing them in person**, showing that storefront visibility still competes strongly with [digital marketing](https://xtendedview.com/digital-marketing-statistics/).
- Facebook generated restaurant discovery for **27% of surveyed U.S. diners**, making it the largest social platform in that particular all-age study.
- Map applications contributed to discovery for **18% of diners**, emphasizing the importance of accurate location information alongside social profiles.
- Search engine results drove discovery for **16% of surveyed diners**, showing that restaurant discovery now spreads across search and social rather than following one digital path.
- Instagram helped **15% of surveyed diners** discover restaurants in the same study.
- TikTok accounted for **14% of restaurant discovery across the full U.S. sample**, but its influence became far stronger when the researchers isolated Gen Z.
- When diners moved from awareness to deciding whether to visit, **55% cited price and value** as an important factor. Social posts that communicate prices and offers can therefore support conversion as well as awareness.
- Food quality influenced the restaurant visit decision for **51% of diners**, reinforcing the value of social content that visibly demonstrates dishes rather than relying only on promotional claims.

![Primary Channels Driving Restaurant Discovery](https://xtendedview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/primary-channels-driving-restaurant-discovery.jpg)

## Facebook Statistics for Restaurant Marketing

- In 2025, **78% of U.S. women** reported using Facebook, compared with 63% of men. Restaurants with a female-skewing customer base can still reach a substantial audience through the platform.
- Facebook usage reached **80% among U.S. adults ages 30 to 49** in 2025, the highest rate among the age groups measured.
- Among adults ages 50 to 64, **74% used Facebook**, giving restaurants access to an older customer segment that uses Instagram and TikTok at much lower rates.
- Even among Americans ages 65 and older, **57% used Facebook** in 2025. That makes Facebook one of the few major social platforms with majority penetration among seniors.
- Facebook remained popular among younger adults as well, with **68% of people ages 18 to 29** saying they used it.
- Daily Facebook activity remains particularly strong among adults ages 30 to 49: **58% used the platform every day** in 2025.
- Among people ages 50 to 64, **54% visited Facebook daily**, which supports its value for recurring restaurant promotions, event announcements, and local updates.
- Food and beverage benchmarking in 2025 found that **photo posts performed especially well on Facebook** relative to other content formats in the category, reinforcing the value of clear food photography and product imagery.

## Instagram Statistics for Restaurants

- Instagram reached **80% of U.S. adults ages 18 to 29** in 2025. Few major platforms offer restaurants comparable reach within this age group.
- Among adults ages 30 to 49, Instagram usage stood at **62%**, giving restaurants substantial access to both younger millennials and Gen X consumers.
- Usage dropped to **40% among Americans ages 50 to 64**, illustrating why audience age should influence a restaurant’s platform mix.
- Only **19% of adults ages 65 and older** reported using Instagram in 2025, compared with much higher usage on Facebook and YouTube.
- Instagram reached **55% of U.S. women**, compared with 44% of men. Restaurants can factor this gender difference into audience planning and campaign targeting.
- Usage climbed to **62% among Hispanic U.S. adults**, one of the highest Instagram adoption rates among the demographic groups measured.
- Among Black U.S. adults, **54% used Instagram** in 2025, providing another indication of the platform’s broad demographic reach.
- Across industries, the median Instagram engagement rate in a 2025 benchmark was approximately **0.36%**, while brands in the top-performing quartile achieved roughly **1.02%**.
- Food and beverage brands generated their strongest Instagram engagement from **carousel posts**, while Reels also produced strong performance in the 2025 industry benchmark.

## TikTok Statistics for Restaurant Marketing

- In 2025, **42% of U.S. women** reported using TikTok, compared with 30% of men.
- TikTok usage reached **53% among Black U.S. adults**, considerably above the rate among White adults.
- Among Hispanic adults, TikTok penetration reached **57%**, one of the platform’s strongest demographic usage rates.
- Among English-speaking Asian American adults, **31% used TikTok** in 2025.
- TikTok usage among White adults stood at **28%**, demonstrating substantial audience differences by race and ethnicity.
- About **24% of all U.S. adults used TikTok daily** in 2025, giving restaurants repeated opportunities to reach active users rather than occasional visitors.
- A 2025 social benchmark placed food and beverage among TikTok’s top-performing industries, with an engagement rate of about **2.04%**.
- A restaurant campaign generated **115,000 coupons** and produced 12% more restaurant visits when TikTok activity worked alongside out-of-home advertising.
- A 2025 restaurant campaign generated a **4.9% engagement rate, 38 million video views, and more than 2,000 user-created videos**, demonstrating the scale participatory food campaigns can achieve.
- In a 2026 restaurant campaign, TikTok advertising produced a **22% lift in ad recall**, an 11% lift in awareness, and 25% higher average watch time for a beverage promotion.

![Tiktok Usage By Race And Ethnicity](https://xtendedview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/tiktok-usage-by-race-and-ethnicity.jpg)

## YouTube and Pinterest Statistics for Restaurants

- [YouTube](https://xtendedview.com/youtube-statistics/) reached **95% of U.S. adults ages 18 to 29** in the 2025 national survey, making it the most broadly used platform among young adults.
- Among adults ages 30 to 49, YouTube penetration remained almost as high at **92%**.
- YouTube usage reached **85% among adults ages 50 to 64**, well above Instagram and TikTok within the same age bracket.
- Even among adults 65 and older, **64% used YouTube**, showing its unusually broad age distribution.
- One-third of U.S. adults, **33%**, said they visited YouTube several times per day in 2025. Frequent usage gives food videos and restaurant content multiple opportunities to reach viewers.
- [Pinterest](https://xtendedview.com/pinterest-statistics/) reached an all-time high of **578 million global monthly active users** in the second quarter of 2025, an 11% year-over-year increase.
- U.S. and Canadian Pinterest monthly users reached **102 million** during the same quarter, up 5% from 98 million a year earlier.
- Pinterest’s Gen Z audience grew to **more than half of its total user base** by mid-2025, making the platform increasingly relevant for restaurants and food brands seeking younger consumers.
- Pinterest generated **$998 million in quarterly revenue** in Q2 2025, up 17% year over year, reflecting continued advertiser demand and commercial activity on the platform.

## Social Media’s Effect on Restaurant Revenue and Sales

- One restaurant launch campaign generated more than **700 bookings** after accumulating 1.5 million TikTok content views.
- The same campaign produced a **29.74x return on ad spend**, showing that tightly targeted local social advertising can translate attention into bookings.
- Its cost per restaurant booking fell to just **£1.83**, providing a measurable customer-acquisition benchmark from a real restaurant campaign.
- A fast-food chain’s full-funnel social campaign generated **40,000 app installs**, expanding the digital audience available for direct ordering.
- The same campaign increased app sales by **27.5%** while producing a 17x return on ad spend.
- Total sales for that restaurant brand increased **31.85% during the campaign period**, providing a direct example of social activity coinciding with measurable sales growth.
- Another restaurant campaign increased website traffic by **18% within 24 hours** and delivered a 95% more efficient cost per acquisition than the comparison benchmark.
- A 2025 restaurant campaign generated **187,000 interactions and a 14% increase in transactions**, connecting social engagement with actual purchasing behavior.
- One 2026 food and restaurant campaign recorded an **80.4% increase in revenue** alongside a 77.6% increase in transactions and a 51.8% improvement in return on ad spend.
- In another restaurant marketing example, a flagship location recorded **$2.08 million in net sales** from March through December 2025, up 16.26% from the prior period alongside increased promotional and social activity.

## How Social Media Content Influences Restaurant Choices

- **88% of diners** trust [online reviews](https://xtendedview.com/online-review-statistics/) and social proof as much as **personal recommendations**, highlighting the importance of a strong digital reputation.
- **77% of Gen Z and Millennials** consider whether a restaurant is **Instagram- or TikTok-worthy** when making a booking decision.
- More than half of diners, **55%**, share their own **restaurant and dining experiences on social media**, extending a venue’s organic reach.
- **40% of diners** have visited a restaurant after seeing **appealing food photos online**, showing the influence of visual content on foot traffic.
- Around **30% of diners** may avoid a restaurant if its **social media profile is outdated or inactive**, making consistent social activity important for attracting customers.

![How Restaurant Social Content Influences Diners In 2026](https://xtendedview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/how-restaurant-social-content-influences-diners-in-2026.jpg)

## Online Reviews and Social Proof Statistics

- **96% of U.S. consumers** surveyed in 2025 said they were open to writing a local business review, leaving restaurants with a large potential pool of customer-generated social proof.
- **29% of consumers** reported writing reviews about both positive and negative experiences in 2025, up from 25% a year earlier.
- About **20% of consumers** considered reviews from within the previous two weeks especially relevant to their decisions, although that share declined by 7 percentage points from 2024.
- Roughly **10% of consumers** said review recency did not affect their decision at all, suggesting that some diners still find older customer experiences useful.
- **42% of consumers** trusted online reviews as much as recommendations from friends and family in 2025, down sharply from 79% in 2020.
- More than **three-quarters of U.S. consumers** watched video when researching local businesses, showing that review behavior increasingly extends beyond written comments and star ratings.
- **31% of consumers** watched social videos created by everyday users while researching local businesses, giving customer-created restaurant content a meaningful role in validation.
- **74% of consumers used two or more sources** when checking reviews before choosing a local business, while 40% said they used at least two on average.
- **92% of consumers** found review keyword filters and photos useful to some degree, highlighting the importance of detailed, visually supported customer feedback.
- When businesses respond to reviews, response speed matters: **63% of consumers expected a reply within two or three days to one week**.

## User-Generated Content and Influencer Marketing Statistics

- **64% of [social media users](https://xtendedview.com/social-media-user-statistics/)** said they would be willing to buy more from a brand when it partners with an influencer they like, according to 2025 research.
- Sponsored influencer content outperformed brands’ organic content for engagement, according to **90% of marketers** surveyed in the first quarter of 2025.
- Another **83% of marketers** said sponsored influencer content performed better for conversions than organic posts on their brands’ own accounts.
- Among Gen Z social users, **53% bought a product or service through an influencer-sponsored post** during the previous 12 months, according to a third-quarter 2025 survey.
- Consumers still place limits on commercialization: **35% of social users** said an acceptable balance was one sponsored influencer post for every five nonsponsored posts.
- Only **23% of social users** were very confident they could distinguish a sponsored influencer post from an organic one in a 2025 survey, highlighting the importance of transparent disclosures.
- Human-created content retains an advantage as AI content expands: **55% of social users** said they were more likely to trust brands committed to publishing content created by humans.
- Meanwhile, **52% of social users** expressed concern about brands publishing AI-generated social content without disclosing that AI was used. For restaurants, genuine customer photos, employee videos, and creator experiences can therefore carry additional credibility.
- Restaurant-specific research reinforces the point: **55% of surveyed Gen Z and millennial consumers** said social media reviews were the top reason they tried a restaurant.

## Video and Photo Content Preferences

- In 2026, **91% of businesses** reported using video as a marketing tool, returning video adoption to its joint all-time high in a 12-year tracking study.
- **82% of video marketers** said video produced a good return on investment in 2026.
- **83% of video marketers** said video directly increased sales, making video commercially relevant beyond views and engagement alone.
- Another **85% said video generated leads**, while 82% credited video with increasing website traffic. Restaurants can use those outcomes to move social viewers toward reservations, menus, and ordering pages.
- **71% of respondents** believed videos between 30 seconds and two minutes were the most effective length, supporting concise menu demonstrations, kitchen clips, and restaurant tours.
- Food and beverage content recorded a **44% increase in Instagram views** in a 2026 industry benchmark, although engagement rate declined from 3.3% to 2.5%.
- TikTok food and beverage content recorded **35% growth in both views and reach**, strengthening the case for short, visually driven restaurant content.
- YouTube Shorts views for food and beverage brands jumped **152%**, while on-demand video views declined 6% in the same 2026 benchmark.
- Static content has not disappeared. A 2025 benchmark found **Instagram carousels generated the highest engagement** for food and beverage brands, while Facebook photo posts also stood out within the category.
- Nearly **60% of Gen Z restaurant diners** said “what I ordered” videos made them want to try a new restaurant, directly connecting visual food content with restaurant consideration.

![The Business Value Of Video Content](https://xtendedview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/the-business-value-of-video-content.jpg)

## Content Performance and Engagement Statistics

- A 2025 benchmark analyzed **more than 4 million posts and 9 billion likes, comments, and shares** across major social platforms, providing a large dataset for measuring brand performance.
- The study covered **2,100 brands across 14 industries**, including food and beverage businesses.
- Overall Facebook engagement declined **36% year over year** in the 2025 benchmark, although food and beverage was one of the categories that recorded a small improvement.
- Instagram engagement across industries fell **16%**, showing that restaurants face increasing competition for organic interactions even on highly visual platforms.
- TikTok engagement declined **34% year over year**, yet the platform still generated higher engagement than the other major platforms covered by the benchmark.
- X experienced the largest overall engagement decline at **48%**, while food and beverage engagement on the platform approached zero in the benchmark.
- Current 2026 food and beverage tracking shows brands averaging about **6.1 posts per week** in the measured landscape.
- Those food and beverage posts currently generate an average of approximately **336 engagements per post**, illustrating the interaction scale available to established brands.
- A separate 2026 benchmark places median food and beverage engagement at **2.2% across measured platforms**, while the food category specifically records 1.5%.
- Within that 2026 dataset, quick-service restaurant accounts record a median engagement rate of **1.5%**, with TikTok and Instagram each reaching 2.1%.

## Social Media Advertising Statistics for Restaurants

- One restaurant opening campaign generated **more than 1.5 million content views** through locally targeted short-form content and paid amplification.
- The campaign converted that exposure into **more than 700 restaurant bookings** between August and November.
- Its reported return on advertising spend reached **29.74x**, while the cost per booking fell to £1.83.
- A January 2025 restaurant campaign generated **115,000 coupons** by combining social advertising with out-of-home marketing.
- The same campaign produced **12% more restaurant visits** and a 28-point incremental lift in positive brand association.
- A November 2025 restaurant campaign produced a **10.3% lift in ad recall**, a 3.8% lift in awareness, and a 2.2% lift in purchase intent among the targeted audience.
- A February 2026 restaurant beverage campaign generated a **22% lift in ad recall** and an 11% lift in brand awareness.
- That 2026 campaign also generated **25% higher average watch time**, showing how contextual ad placement can affect attention as well as awareness.
- A July 2026 foodservice campaign measured **more than 56,000 incremental restaurant visits**, alongside a 6.6% lift in store visits and a €1.66 cost per incremental visit.
- Another 2026 food and beverage campaign reported a **28.6% increase in return on ad spend**, a 245.7% increase in click-through rate, and a 45.4% rise in conversions.

## Gen Z and Millennial Restaurant Social Media Behavior

- In a nationally representative 2025 dining study, **77% of Gen Z diners** said they typically learned about new restaurants through social media.
- Among millennials, **67% typically discovered new restaurants through social media**, putting the generation 10 percentage points behind Gen Z but still well above a majority.
- **72% of Gen Z diners trusted restaurant reviews and recommendations on social media**, compared with just 21% of baby boomers.
- Millennials also remain heavy users of dedicated review services: **56% relied on review platforms** when discovering restaurants, at least 10 percentage points more than any other generation in the study.
- About **30% of Gen Z and millennial diners** selected restaurants partly on social influence and reputation, including influencer recommendations, positive online ratings, or a restaurant being considered trendy.
- Social sharing is not the main reason Gen Z goes out to eat: only **18% placed having something to share on social media among their top three motivations** for dining out.
- Gen Z still demonstrates strong culinary curiosity, with **73% saying they like trying new cuisines** in 2025 consumer research. That openness creates a natural audience for social content featuring unfamiliar dishes and limited-time menu launches.
- When choosing a new restaurant for delivery, **46% of Gen Z consumers considered food photos**, while 27% considered social media and 20% considered influencer recommendations.
- Viral content has a direct purchase connection: **74% of Gen Z and 69% of millennials** said they had ordered a restaurant item after seeing it go viral on social media.
- Sustainability also differentiates younger diners: **92% of Gen Z and 87% of millennials** considered sustainability and ethical sourcing important when deciding where to eat. Social content about sourcing, waste reduction or packaging can therefore address priorities beyond food aesthetics.

![Gen Z Vs Millennial Dining Drivers Virality And Ethics](https://xtendedview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/gen-z-vs-millennial-dining-drivers-virality-and-ethics.jpg)

## Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

**What percentage of diners use social media to discover restaurants?****50% of diners** said social media played a role in discovering a restaurant, rising to **56% among urban diners** and falling to 42% among rural diners.

 

**What percentage of U.S. adults use Instagram in 2025?****50% of U.S. adults** use Instagram, including 80% of adults ages 18 to 29 and 62% of those ages 30 to 49.

 

**What percentage of U.S. adults use TikTok in 2025?****37% of U.S. adults** use TikTok, up from 21% in 2021, while usage reaches 63% among adults younger than 30.

 

**How many diners tried a new restaurant in 2025?****64% of surveyed U.S. diners** said they had tried a new restaurant in the previous month, compared with 39% in 2024, a **25-percentage-point increase**.

 

**How important is social media for urban restaurant discovery?****56% of urban diners** said social media played a role in restaurant discovery, compared with 50% of diners overall and 42% of rural diners.

 

 

## Conclusion

Restaurant social media is increasingly tied to discovery, reputation, and measurable customer actions rather than follower counts alone. Social discovery is especially strong among younger diners, with **77% of Gen Z and 67% of millennials** typically learning about new restaurants through social media, while **74% of Gen Z and 69% of millennials** have ordered a restaurant item after seeing it go viral. Video, reviews, user-generated content, and paid campaigns can all influence visits and purchases, but the most effective strategy remains one built around customer demographics, authentic interaction, strong visual content, and measurable conversions.