According to a global survey conducted in 2022, 59 percent of Millennials followed and purchased goods from the social media accounts of brands. Overall, 47 percent of Gen Z users followed and purchased from influencers, whilst just nine percent of Baby boomers did. Additionally, over half of respondents belonging to the Gen X age group followed and purchased from the social media accounts of retailers.
Types of social media accounts that users followed and purchased from worldwide as of the 2nd quarter of 2022, by generation
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Insider Intelligence. (September 12, 2022). Types of social media accounts that users followed and purchased from worldwide as of the 2nd quarter of 2022, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336485/global-types-social-media-accounts-followed-and-purchased-from-by-age/
Insider Intelligence. "Types of social media accounts that users followed and purchased from worldwide as of the 2nd quarter of 2022, by generation." Chart. September 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336485/global-types-social-media-accounts-followed-and-purchased-from-by-age/
Insider Intelligence. (2022). Types of social media accounts that users followed and purchased from worldwide as of the 2nd quarter of 2022, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336485/global-types-social-media-accounts-followed-and-purchased-from-by-age/
Insider Intelligence. "Types of Social Media Accounts That Users Followed and Purchased from Worldwide as of The 2nd Quarter of 2022, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336485/global-types-social-media-accounts-followed-and-purchased-from-by-age/
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