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World Happiness Report: Social Media Impact on Western Europe, Americas

First article: 19 mar. 2026, 02:02 | Last update: 19 mar. 2026, 02:02 | | 1 article

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The latest World Happiness Report highlights a concerning trend: declining happiness levels in Western Europe and the Americas. While the report doesn't definitively state causation, it suggests a possible correlation between increased social media usage and decreased well-being in these regions. Factors considered in the report's rankings include GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom to make life choices, generosity, and perceptions of corruption.

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Euronews 19 mar. 2026, 02:02 (1 day ago)

Which country is the happiest in the world as social media takes toll on Western Europe and Americas

Six European countries made it into the top 10, but the findings come with a warning: young people’s happiness across the world is being hindered by social media.

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Western Europe

Western Europe is the western region of Europe. The region's extent varies depending on context. The concept of "the West" appeared in Europe in juxtaposition to "the East" and originally applied to the Western half of the ancient Mediterranean world, the Latin West of the Roman Empire, and "Western Christendom". Beginning with the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery, roughly from the 15th century, the concept of Europe as "the West" slowly became distinguished from and eventually replaced the dominant use of "Christendom" as the preferred endonym within the area. By the Age of Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution, the concepts of "Eastern Europe" and "Western Europe" were more regularly used. The distinctiveness of Western Europe became most apparent during the Cold War, when Europe was divided for 46 years by the Iron Curtain (1945–1991) into the Western Bloc by the US-led NATO and the Eastern Bloc by the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact between the two global superpowers, each characterised by distinct political and economical systems.

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Americas

The Americas, sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North America and South America. When viewed as a single continent, the Americas are the second largest continent by area after Asia and the third largest continent by population. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and constitute the New World.

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World Happiness Report: Social Media Impact on Western Europe, Americas

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Which country is the happiest in the world as social media takes toll on Western Europe and Americas