During the first quarter of 2023, internet users in Brazil spent an average of three hours and 49 minutes per day on social media. Nigeria and the Philippines also reported high usage levels. By comparison, internet users in Japan spent less than 50 minutes per day on social media. Low levels of daily usage were also recorded in South Korea and the Belgium.
As of January 2023 social network Facebook was ranked first worldwide in terms of active users with almost three billion MAU. Other popular social media include mobile messaging platforms YouTube and WhatsApp, as well as social content sharing networks such as Instagram and social video platform TikTok.
Most social networks are accessible through multiple platforms, but many popular social media started out as mobile apps, demonstrating the growing trend of mobile first development. Examples include Instagram, which initially was launched as an iOS photo editing and discovery app as well as mobile social messenger, as well as TikTok, which recorded 23.7 million downloads worldwide via the Google Play Store alone in June 2023.
Social networking does not only enable users to connect with other people but also with brands and celebrities. Social media has also become a growing source of news for internet users in many countries.
Average daily time spent on social media according to global internet users as of the first quarter of 2023, by territory
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GWI. (September 5, 2023). Average daily time spent on social media according to global internet users as of the first quarter of 2023, by territory (in hours.minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/270229/usage-duration-of-social-networks-by-country/
GWI. "Average daily time spent on social media according to global internet users as of the first quarter of 2023, by territory (in hours.minutes)." Chart. September 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/270229/usage-duration-of-social-networks-by-country/
GWI. (2023). Average daily time spent on social media according to global internet users as of the first quarter of 2023, by territory (in hours.minutes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/270229/usage-duration-of-social-networks-by-country/
GWI. "Average Daily Time Spent on Social Media According to Global Internet Users as of The First Quarter of 2023, by Territory (in Hours.Minutes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/270229/usage-duration-of-social-networks-by-country/
GWI, Average daily time spent on social media according to global internet users as of the first quarter of 2023, by territory (in hours.minutes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/270229/usage-duration-of-social-networks-by-country/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
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