As of February 2021, YouTube had a global penetration rate of 62 percent, followed closely by Meta's Facebook, with 61 percent. Overall, instant messaging service WhatsApp had a global penetration rate of 52 percent. Additionally, 12 percent of people used TikTok, and one in ten people around the world use messaging service Telegram.
Global active usage penetration of leading social networks as of February 2021
Original question: "Which, if any, of the following have you used in the last week for any purpose?"
According to the source: "From 2015–21 the 12 countries included are
UK, USA, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Japan, Australia and Brazil. In 2014, we did not poll in Australia or Ireland."
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 23, 2021). Global active usage penetration of leading social networks as of February 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/274773/global-penetration-of-selected-social-media-sites/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Global active usage penetration of leading social networks as of February 2021." Chart. June 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/274773/global-penetration-of-selected-social-media-sites/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2021). Global active usage penetration of leading social networks as of February 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/274773/global-penetration-of-selected-social-media-sites/
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Global active usage penetration of leading social networks as of February 2021 [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, June 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/274773/global-penetration-of-selected-social-media-sites/
