North Africa: social media as source of information

Between 2018 and 2019, Morocco had the highest share of people using social media as a primary source of information in North Africa, corresponding to 37 percent of respondents. Libya and Egypt followed, each with 31 percent of the surveyed population primarily retrieving information from social media platforms.

Share of people using social media as a primary source of information in North Africa between 2018 and 2019, by country

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Release date

October 2019

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Region

Tunisia

Survey time period

2018 to 2019*

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

excluding institutionalized populations

Method of interview

Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)

Supplementary notes

* The date of survey and the number of observations vary according to the country:
Algeria: January 30 to February 18, 2019 (n=2,332)
Egypt: October 13 to November 11, 2018 (n=2,400)
Libya: January 19 to April 11, 2019 (n=1,962)
Morocco: October 11 to December 4, 2018 (n=2,400)
Sudan: September 17 to December 7, 2018 (n=1,758)
Tunisia: October 24 to December 4, 2018 (n=2,400)

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