Brazil: main social media platforms used for political information 2021

Published by
Tiago Bianchi,
Jul 26, 2023
According to a December 2021 survey among social media users in Brazil, Facebook was the leading social media for political information, with 35 percent of the respondents naming the platform as their main source. Also owned by Meta, Instagram and WhatsApp were selected by 27 and 8 percent of the respondents as main source for political knowledge, while the instant messaging and chat-channel app Telegram was the top choice for only one percent of those interviewed.

Leading social media platforms used for political information in Brazil as of December 2021

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Release date

March 2022

Region

Brazil

Survey time period

November 18 to December 14, 2021

Age group

16 years and older

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respondents who declared to use social media as their main political information channel

Method of interview

Telephone interview

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