Questions & Answers about У меня есть новый аккаунт в социальной сети.
In everyday Russian, possession is normally expressed with the construction У кого-то есть (literally: At someone there is…), not with the verb иметь.
- У меня есть новый аккаунт… = I have a new account… (natural, neutral, very common)
- Я имею новый аккаунт… sounds bookish, awkward, or even slightly old‑fashioned in this context.
The verb иметь is used:
- in some fixed expressions (иметь значение – to be significant),
- in formal/legal style (имеет право – has the right),
- or when you really want to stress having as an action or fact.
For simple, everyday “I have X”, use У меня есть X.