In a survey conducted in March 2020 on coronavirus, it was found that 47.6 percent of adults in the United States were using FaceTime as their videoconferencing app of choice to talk to family and friends. In contrast, only 4 percent of U.S. adults used Marco Polo for videoconferencing. Adults in the United States were utilizing more videoconferencing services is a result of the coronavirus pandemic, which resulted in stay-home orders and social distancing being put in place in the country.
Most popular videoconferencing services used by adults in the United States to chat with family and friends during the coronavirus pandemic as of March 2020
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eMarketer. (May 12, 2020). Most popular videoconferencing services used by adults in the United States to chat with family and friends during the coronavirus pandemic as of March 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119981/videoconferencing-services-us-coronavirus-pandemic/
eMarketer. "Most popular videoconferencing services used by adults in the United States to chat with family and friends during the coronavirus pandemic as of March 2020." Chart. May 12, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119981/videoconferencing-services-us-coronavirus-pandemic/
eMarketer. (2020). Most popular videoconferencing services used by adults in the United States to chat with family and friends during the coronavirus pandemic as of March 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119981/videoconferencing-services-us-coronavirus-pandemic/
eMarketer. "Most Popular Videoconferencing Services Used by Adults in The United States to Chat with Family and Friends during The Coronavirus Pandemic as of March 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119981/videoconferencing-services-us-coronavirus-pandemic/
eMarketer, Most popular videoconferencing services used by adults in the United States to chat with family and friends during the coronavirus pandemic as of March 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119981/videoconferencing-services-us-coronavirus-pandemic/ (last visited December 06, 2023)
Most popular videoconferencing services used by adults in the United States to chat with family and friends during the coronavirus pandemic as of March 2020 [Graph], eMarketer, May 12, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119981/videoconferencing-services-us-coronavirus-pandemic/