This statistic shows the mean number of friends or contacts that social network users in the United Kingdom had on their primary profile in 2012 and 2013, broken down by user gender. Female respondents had an average of 243 friends.
How many people do you have listed as friends or contacts on your main social networking site profile?*
* The original survey question was: "Thinking now about your main social networking site profile, how many people do you have listed as friends or contacts?" ** Earlier survey carried out September to November 2012. *** n (2012) = 784; n (2013) = 798.
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Ofcom. (April 29, 2014). How many people do you have listed as friends or contacts on your main social networking site profile?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/271947/social-network-contacts-average-number-of-friends-in-the-uk-by-gender/
Ofcom. "How many people do you have listed as friends or contacts on your main social networking site profile?*." Chart. April 29, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/271947/social-network-contacts-average-number-of-friends-in-the-uk-by-gender/
Ofcom. (2014). How many people do you have listed as friends or contacts on your main social networking site profile?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/271947/social-network-contacts-average-number-of-friends-in-the-uk-by-gender/
Ofcom. "How Many People Do You Have Listed as Friends or Contacts on Your Main Social Networking Site Profile?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Apr 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/271947/social-network-contacts-average-number-of-friends-in-the-uk-by-gender/
Ofcom, How many people do you have listed as friends or contacts on your main social networking site profile?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/271947/social-network-contacts-average-number-of-friends-in-the-uk-by-gender/ (last visited December 28, 2024)
How many people do you have listed as friends or contacts on your main social networking site profile?* [Graph], Ofcom, April 29, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/271947/social-network-contacts-average-number-of-friends-in-the-uk-by-gender/
