Newsbrand stories shared on Facebook in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017, by time of day

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Amy Watson,
Dec 19, 2022
This timeline displays the share of newsbrand stories shared on Facebook in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by time of day. The most shared stories were published on Facebook between 6pm and 8pm, while 15 percent of the top stories shared on Facebook were posted between 2pm and 4pm.

Share of newsbrand stories shared on Facebook in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by time of day*

CharacteristicShare of top 100 stories shared at this time*
10pm to 6am 13%
8pm to 10pm 17%
6pm to 8pm 20%
4pm to 6pm 17%
2pm to 4pm 15%
12pm to 2pm 9%
6am to 12pm 9%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of top 100 stories shared at this time*9%9%9%9%15%15%17%17%20%20%17%17%13%13%6am to 12pm12pm to 2pm2pm to 4pm4pm to 6pm6pm to 8pm8pm to 10pm10pm to 6am
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August 2017

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2017

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* Times are GMT.

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