This statistic displays the share of businesses using social media in the United Kingdom from 2012 to 2016, by business size. In 2018, of businesses with 10 to 49 employees, 69.6 percent used social media. Social media penetration was highest among businesses with over one thousand employees.
Share of businesses using social media in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2018, by business size
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 29, 2019). Share of businesses using social media in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2018, by business size [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 11, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284282/social-media-use-by-businesses-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-size/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of businesses using social media in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2018, by business size." Chart. November 29, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 11, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284282/social-media-use-by-businesses-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-size/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Share of businesses using social media in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2018, by business size. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 11, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284282/social-media-use-by-businesses-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-size/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of Businesses Using Social Media in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2012 to 2018, by Business Size." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284282/social-media-use-by-businesses-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-size/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Share of businesses using social media in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2018, by business size Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284282/social-media-use-by-businesses-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-size/ (last visited July 11, 2020)
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