In 2023, a survey was conducted in South Africa about the distribution of instant messaging applications among different provinces. This study found that Facebook was most popular in the Western Cape and North West provinces, which had a user rate of approximately 65 percent each.
June 2024
Africa, South Africa
February to May and July to September 2023
24,666 respondents
15 years and older
The data was collected in two waves
TGI/AskAfrika, annually interviews 24,666 respondents, aged 15+ living in urban areas with 8000 or more inhabitants, using a stratified random probability sample. The data is weighted to the South African national statistics service "Statistics South Africa's" population estimates, which allows for an accurate representation of 27.76 million South Africans.
To ensure a nationally representative sample, the survey is based on enumerated area (EA) sampling.
The source adds that users included here are Facebook users who used the platfrom yesterday and today (at the time the survey was conducted).
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