The statistic shows the amount of time marketers spent on social media marketing per week from 2011 to 2017. In 2017, 10 percent of respondents stated they were spending 16 to 20 hours on social media marketing per week.
Amount of time spent by marketers on social media marketing per week from 2011 to 2017
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Social Media Examiner. (May 23, 2017). Amount of time spent by marketers on social media marketing per week from 2011 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/188451/amount-of-time-spent-for-social-media-marketing-per-week-in-2011/
Social Media Examiner. "Amount of time spent by marketers on social media marketing per week from 2011 to 2017." Chart. May 23, 2017. Statista. Accessed March 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188451/amount-of-time-spent-for-social-media-marketing-per-week-in-2011/
Social Media Examiner. (2017). Amount of time spent by marketers on social media marketing per week from 2011 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188451/amount-of-time-spent-for-social-media-marketing-per-week-in-2011/
Social Media Examiner. "Amount of Time Spent by Marketers on Social Media Marketing per Week from 2011 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188451/amount-of-time-spent-for-social-media-marketing-per-week-in-2011/
Social Media Examiner, Amount of time spent by marketers on social media marketing per week from 2011 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188451/amount-of-time-spent-for-social-media-marketing-per-week-in-2011/ (last visited March 12, 2025)
Amount of time spent by marketers on social media marketing per week from 2011 to 2017 [Graph], Social Media Examiner, May 23, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/188451/amount-of-time-spent-for-social-media-marketing-per-week-in-2011/
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