This statistic shows the use of social networks among individuals in Great Britain from 2011 to 2020. As social media takes the world by storm, this figure has seen a year-on-year increase and as of 2020 70 percent of all respondents reported they use social networks. This is a stark increase from the 45 percent who claimed they did so in 2011.
Share of individuals using social networks in Great Britain from 2011 to 2020
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 7, 2020). Share of individuals using social networks in Great Britain from 2011 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/286279/social-networking-penetration-in-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of individuals using social networks in Great Britain from 2011 to 2020." Chart. August 7, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/286279/social-networking-penetration-in-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Share of individuals using social networks in Great Britain from 2011 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/286279/social-networking-penetration-in-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of Individuals Using Social Networks in Great Britain from 2011 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/286279/social-networking-penetration-in-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Share of individuals using social networks in Great Britain from 2011 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/286279/social-networking-penetration-in-great-britain/ (last visited August 18, 2022)