In the second half of 2021, YouTube was the leading mobile application based on mobile data traffic from users worldwide, accounting for 8.67 percent of mobile traffic. By contrast, Instagram occupied less than two percent of mobile internet data.
Share of mobile internet data used to access selected social and video platforms worldwide in 2nd half of 2021
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Sandvine. (January 31, 2022). Share of mobile internet data used to access selected social and video platforms worldwide in 2nd half of 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327129/global-data-traffic-by-platform/
Sandvine. "Share of mobile internet data used to access selected social and video platforms worldwide in 2nd half of 2021." Chart. January 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327129/global-data-traffic-by-platform/
Sandvine. (2022). Share of mobile internet data used to access selected social and video platforms worldwide in 2nd half of 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327129/global-data-traffic-by-platform/
Sandvine. "Share of Mobile Internet Data Used to Access Selected Social and Video Platforms Worldwide in 2nd Half of 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327129/global-data-traffic-by-platform/
Sandvine, Share of mobile internet data used to access selected social and video platforms worldwide in 2nd half of 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327129/global-data-traffic-by-platform/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Share of mobile internet data used to access selected social and video platforms worldwide in 2nd half of 2021 [Graph], Sandvine, January 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327129/global-data-traffic-by-platform/