Gallup Poll Finds Americans' Confidence in Major Tech Companies at Lowest Level Since 2020

A Gallup survey released Tuesday showed Americans’ trust in large technology companies at its lowest level since the firm began tracking the category in 2020. Twenty percent of respondents said they have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in major tech companies, down from 32 percent in 2020.

Forty-one percent said they have very little or no confidence, up from 32 percent a year earlier, while 38 percent said they have some confidence.

The Washington Times reported that big tech was the only institution measured this year to record a rise in the share of Americans expressing little or no confidence. The telephone poll was conducted June 1-15 among 1,001 U.S. adults and carries a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.

The decline coincides with growing public concern over the industry’s handling of personal data. A 2023 Pew Research Center survey found that 67 percent of U.S. adults said they understand little to nothing about what companies are doing with their personal data, up from 59 percent four years earlier.

Opposition to data center construction has also intensified. At least 75 U.S. data center projects worth roughly $130 billion were blocked or delayed in the first quarter of 2026, according to Data Center Watch.

The number of active grassroots opposition organizations more than doubled to 833 across 49 states between the end of 2025 and March. Sen. Josh Hawley, Missouri Republican, has been among the most vocal critics.