UK social media users who considered leaving select social networks 2020, by platform

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Stacy Jo Dixon,
Apr 28, 2022
This survey represents the social media platforms that users in the United Kingdom (UK) have considered leaving, as of the third quarter 2020. Facebook is the platform most respondents have considered leaving, with 43 percent making this claim. Just six percent of respondents had considered stopping using YouTube.

Share of users that have considered leaving social networks in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 3rd quarter 2020, by platform

CharacteristicShare of respondents
Facebook 43%
Tumblr 39%
Snapchat 37%
Twitter 31%
TikTok 30%
Instagram 24%
LinkedIn 22%
Pinterest 21%
Reddit 19%
WhatsApp 7%
YouTube 6%
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Release date

September 2020

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

Q3 2020

Number of respondents

approx. 2,000

Age group

15 years and older

Method of interview

Online panel

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Original wording of the survey question not published by the source.

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