This statistic displays the results of a survey on the share of UK marketers that used selected social networks to distribute marketing content from 2016 to 2017. The survey found that 95 percent of marketers reported using Twitter for content marketing in 2017, while 92 percent of marketers were using LinkedIn for content marketing.
Social media platforms ranked by share of marketers who used them to distribute content in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2017
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Content Marketing Institute. (January 12, 2018). Social media platforms ranked by share of marketers who used them to distribute content in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/290937/social-media-platforms-used-for-content-marketing-in-the-united-kingdom/
Content Marketing Institute. "Social media platforms ranked by share of marketers who used them to distribute content in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2017." Chart. January 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290937/social-media-platforms-used-for-content-marketing-in-the-united-kingdom/
Content Marketing Institute. (2018). Social media platforms ranked by share of marketers who used them to distribute content in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290937/social-media-platforms-used-for-content-marketing-in-the-united-kingdom/
Content Marketing Institute. "Social Media Platforms Ranked by Share of Marketers Who Used Them to Distribute Content in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2016 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290937/social-media-platforms-used-for-content-marketing-in-the-united-kingdom/
Content Marketing Institute, Social media platforms ranked by share of marketers who used them to distribute content in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290937/social-media-platforms-used-for-content-marketing-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited April 27, 2024)
Social media platforms ranked by share of marketers who used them to distribute content in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2017 [Graph], Content Marketing Institute, January 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/290937/social-media-platforms-used-for-content-marketing-in-the-united-kingdom/