Between October 2020 and March 2021, female users spent approximately 62.59 minutes per day using social media apps on their smartphones and mobile devices. By comparison, male users spent approximately 49.53 minutes on social media apps daily.
Average daily time spent by users worldwide on social media apps from October 2020 to March 2021, by gender (in minutes)
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Statistics on Social media usage worldwide
Overview
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Regional overview
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- Basic Statistic Social network users in selected countries in 2022 and 2027
- Basic Statistic Distribution of global social media users 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Social media: global penetration rate 2023, by region
- Basic Statistic Number of worldwide social media users 2022, by region
- Basic Statistic Social media: active usage penetration in selected countries and territories 2023
Leading social media
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- Basic Statistic Global social networks ranked by number of users 2023
- Premium Statistic Most downloaded social media apps worldwide 2022
- Basic Statistic Most popular social networks worldwide 2021, by reach
- Premium Statistic Leading iPhone social media apps worldwide 2022, by downloads
- Premium Statistic Leading iPhone social media apps worldwide 2022, by revenue
- Premium Statistic Leading Android communication apps worldwide 2022, by downloads
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Usage
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- Premium Statistic Leading social media usage reasons worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic Average daily time spent on social media worldwide 2012-2022
- Basic Statistic Global users daily time on social media apps 2020-2021, by gender
- Basic Statistic Global users daily time on social media apps 2020-2021, by age group
- Basic Statistic Media usage in an online minute 2022
- Premium Statistic Social media as a news source worldwide 2022
Facebook
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- Premium Statistic Facebook users worldwide 2017-2027
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- Basic Statistic Facebook access penetration 2022, by device
- Basic Statistic Facebook: quarterly number of MAU (monthly active users) worldwide 2008-2022
- Basic Statistic Facebook: number of daily active users worldwide 2011-2022
- Basic Statistic Most popular Facebook fan pages 2022
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Instagram
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- Premium Statistic Countries with biggest Instagram reach 2023
- Basic Statistic Number of monthly active Instagram users 2013-2021
- Basic Statistic Instagram: distribution of global audiences 2023, by age group
- Basic Statistic Instagram: distribution of global audiences 2023, by age and gender
- Basic Statistic Instagram accounts with the most followers worldwide 2023
- Basic Statistic Instagram: favorite types of posts for global users 2022
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TikTok
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- Premium Statistic TikTok: distribution of global audiences 2023 by gender
- Premium Statistic TikTok: distribution of global audiences 2023, by age and gender
- Premium Statistic Average weekly time spent on TikTok worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Global TikTok iOS MAU 2019-2022
- Premium Statistic Global TikTok iOS DAU 2019-2022
- Premium Statistic Global TikTok Android MAU 2019-2022
- Premium Statistic Global TikTok Android DAU 2019-2022
- Premium Statistic TikTok first-time installs per quarter 2016-2021
Social media marketing and advertising
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- Premium Statistic Digital Market Outlook: largest social media ad markets worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic Social network ad spending per user worldwide 2017-2025
- Premium Statistic Social media platforms used by marketers worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic Benefits of social media marketing worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic Future use of social media among marketers worldwide 2022, by platform
- Premium Statistic Organic vs. paid social media used by B2C marketers worldwide 2021
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Data requests
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- Basic Statistic Facebook user data requests from federal agencies & governments H1 2022, by country
- Basic Statistic U.S. Facebook data requests from government agencies 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Twitter: user data requests from federal agencies and governments H2 2021
- Basic Statistic Twitter: total number of data removal requests as of H1 2021
- Premium Statistic Twitter: data removal requests from countries and institutions H2 2021
- Basic Statistic Snapchat: user data requests by U.S. federal authorities 2014-2021
- Basic Statistic TikTok: account removed 2020-2022, by reason
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- Mexico monthly time spent on select social apps 2022
- Average monthly usage of social media apps South Korea 2022, by application
- Departure rate of social media apps South Korea 2022
- Leading iPhone social media apps in Spain 2022, by downloads
- Leading Android social media apps in Sweden 2022, by downloads
- Leading iPhone social media apps in the U.S. 2022, by revenue
- Leading iPhone social media apps in Sweden 2022, by revenue
- Leading iPhone social media apps in Sweden 2022, by downloads
- Leading Android social media apps in the Google Play Store in Spain 2022, by revenue
- Leading iPad social media apps in France 2022, by downloads
- Daily social media apps global engagement Q2 2022
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adjoe GmbH. (October 29, 2021). Average daily time spent by users worldwide on social media apps from October 2020 to March 2021, by gender (in minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272876/worldwide-social-apps-time-spent-daily-gender/
adjoe GmbH. "Average daily time spent by users worldwide on social media apps from October 2020 to March 2021, by gender (in minutes)." Chart. October 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272876/worldwide-social-apps-time-spent-daily-gender/
adjoe GmbH. (2021). Average daily time spent by users worldwide on social media apps from October 2020 to March 2021, by gender (in minutes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272876/worldwide-social-apps-time-spent-daily-gender/
adjoe GmbH. "Average Daily Time Spent by Users Worldwide on Social Media Apps from October 2020 to March 2021, by Gender (in Minutes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272876/worldwide-social-apps-time-spent-daily-gender/
adjoe GmbH, Average daily time spent by users worldwide on social media apps from October 2020 to March 2021, by gender (in minutes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272876/worldwide-social-apps-time-spent-daily-gender/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
Average daily time spent by users worldwide on social media apps from October 2020 to March 2021, by gender (in minutes) [Graph], adjoe GmbH, October 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272876/worldwide-social-apps-time-spent-daily-gender/