This statistic presents information on the change in active users of selected mobile apps during the six months preceding the third quarter of 2014. During this period of time, Instagram's active user base grew by 47 percent. Comparatively, social network Facebook's active mobile app user base only grew by 23 percent.
Change in active users of selected social and mobile apps as of 3rd quarter 2014
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Change in active users of selected social and mobile apps as of 3rd quarter 2014
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In the past six months The original question was "Which of the following mobile/tablet applications have you used in the past month?" Excluding China and Japan
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GWI. (November 17, 2014). Change in active users of selected social and mobile apps as of 3rd quarter 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/290505/social-and-mobile-apps-active-user-change/
GWI. "Change in active users of selected social and mobile apps as of 3rd quarter 2014." Chart. November 17, 2014. Statista. Accessed April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290505/social-and-mobile-apps-active-user-change/
GWI. (2014). Change in active users of selected social and mobile apps as of 3rd quarter 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290505/social-and-mobile-apps-active-user-change/
GWI. "Change in Active Users of Selected Social and Mobile Apps as of 3rd Quarter 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290505/social-and-mobile-apps-active-user-change/
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Change in active users of selected social and mobile apps as of 3rd quarter 2014 [Graph], GWI, November 17, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/290505/social-and-mobile-apps-active-user-change/
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