According to recent projections, close to 1.28 billion Chinese internet users will access social networks in 2026, up from nearly 1 billion social network users in 2021. China is the biggest social media market worldwide, ahead of second-ranked India with close to 639 million current social media users.
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Statista. (July 27, 2021). Number of social network users in selected countries in 2021 and 2026 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 07, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/278341/number-of-social-network-users-in-selected-countries/
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Statista. (2021). Number of social network users in selected countries in 2021 and 2026 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 07, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/278341/number-of-social-network-users-in-selected-countries/
Statista. "Number of Social Network Users in Selected Countries in 2021 and 2026 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/278341/number-of-social-network-users-in-selected-countries/
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