As of May 2023, Facebook was the most popular social media platform in South Africa. Some 30.7 million users had an account on the platform. Compared to the previous month, this represented a drop from nearly 26.4 million accounts. Moreover, Messenger and LinkedIn followed with almost 27.4 million and 11.58 million users, respectively.
Number of social media users in South Africa as of May 2023, by platform
(in 1,000s)
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NapoleonCat. (May 1, 2023). Number of social media users in South Africa as of May 2023, by platform (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312488/social-media-users-by-platform-in-south-africa/
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