This survey represents the top social media platforms in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020 according to the 15-25 age group (Gen Z). The most popular app for them is Instagram with 27 percent of respondents claiming it is one of the social media platforms they can least do without. It is followed by WhatApp and Messenger, which are essential for 19 percent and 13 percent of respondents respectively.
Audience reach
Its ability to engage users and serve highly relevant advertisements based on visitor habits and interaction on a platform makes social media a highly effective marketing tool. Facebook, the leading app amongst Gen Z has roughly 2.7 billion active users globally and is able to reach a large audience at relatively low cost. According to a 2019 survey, it is also the preferred way 18-24 year-olds in the UK want to hear from brands.
Gen Z and social media marketing
According to a survey conducted in 2019, whilst different age groups followed brands on social media for varying reasons, Gen Z and Millennials mainly did so in order to receive discounts as well as product updates. This makes them ideally positioned for social media advertising. Despite this, opinion still varies when it comes to influencer led marketing, with a majority of UK consumers believing brands should be more transparent in disclosing their use of influencers and 88 percent believing they should be informed in such a case.
Which social media teen and young adult users in United Kingdom (UK) could least do without as of 3rd quarter 2020?
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AudienceProject. (September 17, 2020). Which social media teen and young adult users in United Kingdom (UK) could least do without as of 3rd quarter 2020? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1059926/social-media-usage-uk-most-important/
AudienceProject. "Which social media teen and young adult users in United Kingdom (UK) could least do without as of 3rd quarter 2020?." Chart. September 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1059926/social-media-usage-uk-most-important/
AudienceProject. (2020). Which social media teen and young adult users in United Kingdom (UK) could least do without as of 3rd quarter 2020?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1059926/social-media-usage-uk-most-important/
AudienceProject. "Which Social Media Teen and Young Adult Users in United Kingdom (Uk) Could Least Do without as of 3rd Quarter 2020?." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1059926/social-media-usage-uk-most-important/
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