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Popular social media platform types in the U.S. 2017
Popular social media platform types in the U.S. 2017
What kinds of social media do you use regularly?
by Alexander Kunst,
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The displayed data on popular social media platform types shows results of the Statista Global Consumer Survey conducted in the United States in 2017. Some 28 percent of respondents stated that they regularly use business networks.
The Statista Global Consumer Survey offers a global perspective on consumption and media usage, covering the offline und online world of the consumer.
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by Alexander Kunst,
last edited
Jun 18, 2019
The displayed data on popular social media platform types shows results of the Statista Global Consumer Survey conducted in the United States in 2017. Some 28 percent of respondents stated that they regularly use business networks.
The Statista Global Consumer Survey offers a global perspective on consumption and media usage, covering the offline und online world of the consumer.
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- 2,032 respondents
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- 18 to 64 years
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Statistics on "Social media usage in the United States"
- Overview
The most important statistics
- Global social network penetration rate as of January 2019, by regionSocial media: global penetration rate 2019, by region
- Active social network penetration in selected countries as of January 2019Social media: active usage penetration in selected countries 2019
- Number of social network users in selected countries in 2018 and 2023 (in millions)Social network users in selected countries in 2018 and 2023
- Number of social network users in the United States from 2017 to 2023 (in millions)United States: number of social network users 2017-2023
- Social network user penetration in the United States from 2017 to 2023United States: social network penetration 2017-2023
- Share of internet users in the United States with accounts on selected social media platforms as of February 2018, by age groupU.S. social media account ownership 2018, by age group
- Percentage of adults in the United States who use social networks as of February 2019, by genderShare of U.S. adults who use social media 2019, by gender
- Percentage of adults in the United States who use social networks as of February 2019, by age groupShare of U.S. adults who use social media 2019, by age
- Leading social platforms
The most important statistics
- Most popular social networks worldwide as of October 2019, ranked by number of active users (in millions)Global social networks ranked by number of users 2019
- Most popular social networks in the United States in October 2018, based on monthly active users (in millions)Leading social networks in the U.S. 2018, by MAU
- Social networks accessed several times per day by internet users in the United States as of January 2018Social networks with daily U.S. user engagement 2018
- Reach of selected social networks in the United States as of February 2017, by age groupU.S. usage reach of leading social networks 2017, by age group
- Most popular social networks of teenagers in the United States from fall 2012 to spring 2019Favorite social networks of U.S. teens 2012-2019
- Percentage of female internet users in the United States who access selected social networks as of 3rd quarter 2019Social networks: usage by female U.S. internet users 2019
- Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following social media platforms?U.S. favorable or unfavorable opinion of leading social media platforms 2018
- Social media activities
The most important statistics
- Average daily time spent on selected social networks by users in the United States from 2014 to 2021 (in minutes)Average daily time spent on leading social networks by U.S. users 2021
- Average daily time spent on social networks by users in the United States from 2015 to 2021 (in hours.minutes)Average daily time spent on social media by U.S. users 2015-2021
- Social media usage in the United States as of August 2018, by ethnicity and daypartU.S. social media usage 2018, by ethnicity and daypart
- Which social networks do you use regularly?Social network usage by brand in the U.S. 2019
- What kinds of social media do you use regularly?Popular social media platform types in the U.S. 2017
- Which of these things have you done on social media in the past 4 weeks?Social media activities in the U.S. 2019
- Frequency of social media feature use in the United States as of February 2018, by social media platformSocial media platform features usage frequency in the United States 2018
- Social media activities on select social networks by social media users in the United States in February 2019U.S. social media activities 2019, by platform
- Mobile social
The most important statistics
- Mobile share of social media visits in the United States from 4th quarter 2017 to 3rd quarter 2019Mobile share of U.S. social media visits 2017-2019
- Most popular social networks in the United States in October 2018, ranked by mobile-only audience (in millions)Most popular mobile-only social networks in the U.S. 2018
- Most popular mobile social networking apps in the United States as of September 2019, by monthly users (in millions)Most popular social media apps in the U.S. 2019, by audience
- Most popular mobile social networking apps in the United States as of September 2019, by reachMost popular social media apps in the U.S. 2019, by reach
- Most popular mobile social networking apps in the United States as of September 2019, by user engagement (in minutes per month)Most popular social media apps in the U.S. 2019, by engagement
- Most popular mobile social networking apps in the United States as of September 2019, by average session duration (in minutes)Most popular social media apps in the U.S. 2019, by session length
- Most popular mobile social networking apps in the United States as of September 2019, by number of monthly sessionsMost popular social media apps in the U.S. 2019, by monthly sessions
- Most popular mobile messaging apps in the United States as of September 2019, by monthly active users (in millions)Leading mobile messengers in the U.S. 2019, by users
The most important statistics
- Leading countries based on number of Facebook users as of October 2019 (in millions)Countries with the most Facebook users 2019
- Number of Facebook users in the United States from 2017 to 2023 (in millions)United States: number of Facebook users 2017-2023
- Facebook usage penetration in the United States from 2017 to 2023Facebook: online reach in the United States 2017-2023
- Number of Facebook users in the United States as of January 2018, by age group (in millions)Number of U.S. Facebook users 2018, by age
- Number of monthly active Facebook users in the United States and Canada as of 3rd quarter 2019 (in millions)Facebook: number of monthly active users in North America 2010-2019
- Distribution of Facebook users in the United States as of August 2019, by age group and genderFacebook user share in the United States 2019, by age and gender
- Frequency of Facebook use in the United States as of 3rd quarter 2019Facebook usage frequency in the United States 2019
- Frequency of Facebook use in the United States as of February 2018, by genderFacebook usage frequency in the United States 2018, by gender
The most important statistics
- Number of Instagram users in the United States from 2017 to 2023 (in millions)Instagram: number of users in the United States 2017-2023
- Instagram penetration rate in the United States from 2018 to 2023U.S. Instagram usage rate 2018-2023
- Percentage of U.S. adults who use Instagram as of February 2019, by genderInstagram usage reach in the United States 2019, by gender
- Percentage of U.S. adults who use Instagram as of February 2019, by age groupInstagram usage reach in the United States 2019, by age group
- Percentage of U.S. adults who use Instagram as of February 2019, by educational backgroundInstagram usage reach in the United States 2019, by education
- Distribution of Instagram users in the United States as of August 2019, by age groupInstagram user share in the United States 2019, by age group
- Distribution of Instagram users in the United States as of August 2019, by genderInstagram user share in the United States 2019, by gender
- Frequency of Instagram use in the United States as of 3rd quarter 2019Instagram usage frequency in the United States 2019
- Brands on social
The most important statistics
- Leading industries of U.S. brands on social media in 2018, by share of voiceEngagement share of voice of U.S. brands 2018, by industry
- Leading brands in the United States on social media in 2018, based on user engagement (in million actions)Leading U.S. brands on social media 2018, by user engagement
- Leading brands in the United States on Facebook in 2018, based on user engagement (in million actions)Leading U.S. brands on Facebook 2018, by user engagement
- Leading brands in the United States on Twitter in 2018, based on user engagement (in million actions)Leading U.S. brands on Twitter 2018, by user engagement
- Leading brands in the United States on Instagram in 2018, based on user engagement (in million actions)Leading U.S. brands on Instagram 2018, by user engagement
- Leading brands in the United States on social media in 2018, based on user engagement on owned video content (in million actions)Leading U.S. brands on social media 2018, by video engagement
- Leading celebrities in the United States on social media in 2018, based on total cross-platform actions (in millions)Leading U.S. celebrities on social media 2018, by cross-platform actions
- Most common benefits consumers in the United States hope to gain by calling out brands on social media as of July 2017U.S. consumer benefits of calling out brands on social media 2017
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