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This statistic presents information on the year-on-year social network user growth worldwide from 2014 to 2020. In 2017, experts project the number of social network users to grow 7.3 percent compared to the previous year.
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Worldwide social network user growth 2014-2020
Annual social network user growth worldwide from 2014 to 2020
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| Year-on-year development | |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 12.5% |
| 2015* | 12.2% |
| 2016* | 9.2% |
| 2017* | 7.3% |
| 2018* | 6.2% |
| 2019* | 5.6% |
| 2020* | 4.7% |
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- Social media access worldwide as of 3rd quarter 2016, by deviceSocial networking access worldwide 2016, by device
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- Number of monthly active WeChat users from 2nd quarter 2010 to 1st quarter 2017 (in millions)Number of active WeChat messenger accounts 2010-2017
- Number of monthly active WhatsApp users worldwide from April 2013 to January 2017 (in millions)Number of monthly active WhatsApp users as of 2013-2017
- Number of monthly active LINE users worldwide as of 4th quarter 2016 (in millions)LINE: number of monthly active users 2014-2016
- Number of monthly active Facebook Messenger users from April 2014 to April 2017 (in millions)Facebook Messenger: number of monthly active users 2014-2017
- Number of monthly active Instagram users from January 2013 to April 2017 (in millions)Number of monthly active Instagram users 2013-2017
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- Usage of selected social media apps during the planning of everyday activities according to users in the United States as of October 2015Social media usage during everyday activity planning by U.S. users 2015
- Most popular television series in 2015/2016, sorted by average number of tweets (in 1,000s)Twitter: online buzz of U.S. tv series 2015-2016
- Preferred social networks to follow celebrities according to teen and young adult Snapchat users in the United States as of February 2016U.S. youth Snapchat users following celebrities on social media 2016
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- Number of monthly active Facebook users worldwide as of 1st quarter 2017 (in millions)Facebook: number of monthly active users worldwide 2008-2017
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- Worldwide revenue of Twitter from 2010 to 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)Global Twitter revenue 2010-2016
- Net income of Twitter from 2010 to 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)Annual net income of Twitter 2010-2016
- Number of active Twitter users in leading markets as of May 2016 (in millions)Leading Twitter markets worldwide 2016
- Twitter accounts with the most followers worldwide as of July 2017 (in millions)Twitter accounts with the most followers worldwide 2017
- Number of Twitter users worldwide from 2014 to 2020 (in millions)Twitter: number of worldwide users 2014-2020
- Number of monthly active Twitter users worldwide from 1st quarter 2010 to 1st quarter 2017 (in millions)Twitter: number of monthly active users 2010-2017
- Number of monthly active Twitter users in the United States from 1st quarter 2010 to 1st quarter 2017 (in millions)Twitter: number of monthly active U.S. users 2010-2017
- Number of monthly active international Twitter users from 2nd quarter 2010 to 1st quarter 2017 (in millions)Twitter: number of monthly active international users 2010-2017
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- Global mobile social network penetration rate as of January 2017, by regionGlobal mobile social penetration rate 2017, by region
- Active mobile social media penetration in American countries as of January 2017Active mobile social media penetration in the Americas 2017
- Active mobile social media penetration in Asian countries as of January 2017Active mobile social media penetration in Asian countries 2017
- Active mobile social media penetration in Middle East and North African countries in January 2017Active mobile social media penetration in MENA countries 2017
- Most popular mobile social networking apps in the United States as of May 2017, by monthly users (in millions)Most popular social media apps in the U.S. 2017, by audience
- Social media marketing and advertising
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- Do you use social media to market your business?Global share of businesses using social media marketing 2011-2015
- Social media marketing implementation among small to medium sized enterprise (SME) owners in the United States as of November 2016, by typeSocial media marketing adoption among SMEs in the U.S. 2016, by type
- What are the benefits of using social media for marketing purposes?Benefits of social media marketing worldwide 2017
- Social media platforms used to shop for products among social media users in the United States as of May 2016U.S. social commerce reach 2016, by platform
- Favorite social platforms to engage with brand content according to female social media users in the United States as of February 2016Top platforms to engage with brand content among U.S. women 2016
- Leading industries of U.S. brands on social media in 2016, by share of voiceEngagement share of voice of U.S. brands 2016, by industry
- Leading media publishers in the United States as of July 2016, based on social media followers (in millions)Most-followed media publishers on social media in the U.S. 2016
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