Data & Society Research Institute

Data & Society
New York City, NY, United States

Data & Society is an independent nonprofit research organization. The organization believes that empirical evidence should directly inform the development and governance of new technology. It studies the social implications of data and automation, producing original research to ground informed, evidence-based public debate about emerging technology.

Contact details

Website:
http://www.datasociety.net

Address:
36 West 20th Street 11th Floor New York, NY 10011

Country:
United States

Sub-region:
Northern America

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
Global
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Year founded
2014
Age (years)
Data & Society Research Institute
 11
United States average
 42
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: Danah Boyd | Catherine Bracy
Founder gender: All female
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Janet Haven
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2024): Janet Haven
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2023): Janet Haven
Leader gender: Female
Staff size
2025
Data & Society Research Institute
 61
United States average
 48
Global average
 87
2024
Data & Society Research Institute
 44
2023
Data & Society Research Institute
 17
% Female staff
2025
Data & Society Research Institute
 21%
United States average
 51%
Global average
 50%
2024
Data & Society Research Institute
 75%
2023
Data & Society Research Institute
 58%
% Female researchers
2025
Data & Society Research Institute
 66%
United States average
 49%
Global average
 47%
2024
Data & Society Research Institute
 80%
2021
Data & Society Research Institute
 69%

Organisational performance

Publications
2024
Data & Society Research Institute
 97
United States average
 62
Global average
 58
2023
Data & Society Research Institute
 88
2020
Data & Society Research Institute
 6
Financials
2015
Data & Society Research Institute
 $3,415,581
United States average
 $19,897,749
Global average
 $57,352,757

Social

Facebook
Likes (2021)
Data & Society Research Institute
 5,934
United States average
 77,706
Global average
 30,624
Likes (2019)
Data & Society Research Institute
 5,270
Likes (2017)
Data & Society Research Institute
 3,300
Followers (2025)
Data & Society Research Institute
 74,400
United States average
 51,217
Global average
 20,495
Followers (2024)
Data & Society Research Institute
 79,400
Followers (2022)
Data & Society Research Institute
 76,131
Subscribers (2025)
Data & Society Research Institute
 3,430
United States average
 19,440
Global average
 7,732
Subscribers (2024)
Data & Society Research Institute
 3,210
Subscribers (2023)
Data & Society Research Institute
 2,930
Followers (2025)
Data & Society Research Institute
 21,000
United States average
 24,550
Global average
 16,361
Followers (2024)
Data & Society Research Institute
 18,000

Data notes

Last updated: 24/03/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: ETH CSS Organizations and Resources Page Partners, Organisation´s website
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