According to a survey conducted in the third quarter of 2022 among internet users in Italy, almost half of respondents use social media for reading news stories. Filling spare time was the second most common reason for users in Italy to engage with social media platforms, with 47 percent of respondents reporting doing so for this particular reason. Additionally, just over 46 percent of respondents reported using social media platforms to keep in touch with friends and family.
Most popular reasons for internet users in Italy to use social media as of 3rd quarter 2022
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GWI, & We Are Social, & DataReportal, & Meltwater. (February 9, 2023). Most popular reasons for internet users in Italy to use social media as of 3rd quarter 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311583/social-media-usage-reasons-italy/
GWI, und We Are Social, und DataReportal, und Meltwater. "Most popular reasons for internet users in Italy to use social media as of 3rd quarter 2022." Chart. February 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311583/social-media-usage-reasons-italy/
GWI, We Are Social, DataReportal, Meltwater. (2023). Most popular reasons for internet users in Italy to use social media as of 3rd quarter 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311583/social-media-usage-reasons-italy/
GWI, and We Are Social, and DataReportal, and Meltwater. "Most Popular Reasons for Internet Users in Italy to Use Social Media as of 3rd Quarter 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311583/social-media-usage-reasons-italy/
GWI & We Are Social & DataReportal & Meltwater, Most popular reasons for internet users in Italy to use social media as of 3rd quarter 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311583/social-media-usage-reasons-italy/ (last visited December 06, 2023)
Most popular reasons for internet users in Italy to use social media as of 3rd quarter 2022 [Graph], GWI, & We Are Social, & DataReportal, & Meltwater, February 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311583/social-media-usage-reasons-italy/