Worldwide social media user growth 2018-2027

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Stacy Jo Dixon
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Dec 4, 2024
In 2022, the number of global social media audiences increased by 7.81 percent compared to the previous year. Worldwide social network user growth is projected to slow down to 3.59 percent by 2027. There are currently over 4.5 billion social media users worldwide.

Global social network user growth from 2018 to 2027

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Statistic: Global social network user growth from 2018 to 2027

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Release date

July 2022

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2018 to 2022

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The indicator shows the estimated number of people in the selected region that use social media sites and applications regularly (at least once a month). The data is based on surveys as well as user penetration estimates of the major social platforms.

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