Netherlands: online social network activities

This statistic shows the responses to the survey question: "Which online social network activities have you engaged in over the past 3 months?". The figures illustrate the share of individuals who used the internet for different online social network activities in the Netherlands, from 2012 to 2019. As of 2019, 32.1 percent of the individuals in the Netherlands said they participated in a professional network such as LinkedIn.

Which online social network activities have you engaged in over the past 3 months?*

Characteristic	Total	Sharing text messages	Social network	Professional network
2019	86.9%	84.2%	63.2%	32.1%
2018	84.4%	81.3%	62.4%	30.7%
2017	83.9%	79.9%	63.4%	29.6%
2016	79%	74.7%	58%	26.5%
2015	75.1%	68%	55.8%	25.5%
2014	71.6%	62.8%	55.1%	24.4%
2013	62.1%	33.5%	52.5%	21.9%
2012	57.4%	30.2%	48%	18.8%

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Release date

October 2019

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Region

Netherlands

Survey time period

2012 to 2019

Number of respondents

4,500 respondents

Age group

12 years and older

Special properties

individuals who are part of a private household

Method of interview

Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)

Supplementary notes

* Original survey question: "Did you use internet in the past 3 months for one of the following activities: To send or receive e-mails; To make phone calls via the internet; To chat; To read or keep up with blogs; To Exchange text messages; To participate in a social network like Facebook or Twitter; To participate in a professional network like LinkedIn."

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