South Africa: social network penetration Q3 2017

Published by Statista Research Department, Apr 26, 2023
This statistic presents the social network penetration in South Africa. As of the third quarter 2017, 32 percent of the population were active with social media users. The most popular social platform was social messenger WhatsApp with a 49 percent penetration rate.

Penetration of leading social networks in South Africa as of 3rd quarter 2017

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Release date

January 2018

Region

South Africa

Survey time period

Q2 and Q3 2017

Age group

16 to 64 years

Supplementary notes

Data has been re-based to show national penetration.
Self-claimed activity

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