Consumer Behavior


We are hopeful for our future. But the future? Not so much.

Most Americans are hopeful about their financial situation in the year to come, according to the Ipsos Consumer Tracker. But that optimism ends when it comes to their political future.
Polling Survey

Navigating DEI during a period of high polarization

Below are five charts on how Americans have become more tolerant, but polarized and how brands can navigate these waters.

Americans still want vacations, but will we take them?

Two in three Americans plan to take an overnight trip by car this summer, and half plan to take a domestic plane trip this summer, according to the Ipsos Consumer Tracker. But our data from past years shows people may not follow through with it.

How younger Americans use credit cards to make ends meet

What the Ipsos Consumer Tracker reveals about how credit utilization varies by generation — and how it fits into the broader economic picture
Polling Survey

Store brands hold slight edge over name brands

A new Ipsos poll also finds that younger Americans are more likely to use food delivery apps compared to older Americans
Television Survey

Why Americans think streaming TV is only getting better

49% of Americans agree that the quality of content available to them on streaming platforms has improved in the past year, according to the Ipsos Consumer Tracker.

Strong generational differences emerge in our news consumption

Nearly half of Americans still tune into one of the three legacy TV networks (ABC/NBC/CBS) regularly for news, but networks just edge social media as a regular news source, according to new polling from the Ipsos Consumer Tracker.

An economic meltdown is the doomsday Americans fear the most. Here’s why

One in five list climate change as the catastrophe they are most worried about, according to new polling from the Ipsos Consumer Tracker. One in four pick World War III. Fully a third say a total economic collapse in the U.S. is what keeps them up at night.

We’re trending more social in our NCAA hoops plans

Interest in watching the March Madness college basketball tournaments is rising, according to new data from the Ipsos Consumer Tracker