Most used app types of Generation Z in China 2020

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According to a survey about Generation Z in China, most used application software (app) types by people born between the mid-to-late

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and early

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were video apps and social network apps. Only around

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percent of the respondents stated that they spent the most time on livestreaming apps.

Types of apps most used by Generation Z in China as of 2020

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Release date

January 2021

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Region

China

Survey time period

2020

Number of respondents

1,190 respondents

Age group

13-25 years

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Survey question:
"On what kind of application software do you spend the most time? (up to three answers allowed)"

Generation Z refers to people born between the mid-to-late 1990s and early 2010s.

Of the 1,190 people interviewed, 738 stated to be in education, 417 to be working, and 35 to be in a different situation. 830 respondents were female and 360 male.

Of the 1,190 respondents:
272 were living in first tier cities;
290 in new first tier cities;
190 in second tier cities;
218 in third tier cities;
139 in fourth tier cities;
81 in fifth tier cities.

Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.

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