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

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
 33
Founded by
Founders: Danah Boyd | Catherine Bracy
Founder gender: All female
Leadership
Leader(s) (2024): Janet Haven
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2023): Janet Haven
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2022): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Staff size
2024
Data & Society Research Institute
 44
United States average
 44
Global average
 78
2023
Data & Society Research Institute
 17
2021
Data & Society Research Institute
 49
% Female staff
2024
Data & Society Research Institute
 75%
United States average
 55%
Global average
 58%
2023
Data & Society Research Institute
 58%
2021
Data & Society Research Institute
 65%
% Female researchers
2024
Data & Society Research Institute
 80%
United States average
 55%
Global average
 52%
2021
Data & Society Research Institute
 69%

Organisational performance

Publications
2024
Data & Society Research Institute
 88
United States average
 52
Global average
 42
2023
Data & Society Research Institute
 88
2020
Data & Society Research Institute
 6
Financials
2015
Data & Society Research Institute
 $3,415,581
United States average
 $20,017,606
Global average
 $57,352,757

Social

Likes (2021)
Data & Society Research Institute
 5,934
United States average
 78,361
Global average
 30,633
Likes (2019)
Data & Society Research Institute
 5,270
Likes (2017)
Data & Society Research Institute
 3,300
Followers (2024)
Data & Society Research Institute
 79,400
United States average
 51,876
Global average
 21,230
Followers (2022)
Data & Society Research Institute
 76,131
Followers (2021)
Data & Society Research Institute
 68,477
Subscribers (2024)
Data & Society Research Institute
 3,210
United States average
 23,436
Global average
 7,746
Subscribers (2023)
Data & Society Research Institute
 2,930
Subscribers (2022)
Data & Society Research Institute
 2,800
Followers (2024)
Data & Society Research Institute
 18,000
United States average
 24,035
Global average
 14,593

Data notes

Last updated: 04/05/2024
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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