UK: visiting social media sites or apps on mobile phones by age 2014-2015

This statistic displays the findings of a survey on the share of mobile phone users who visited social media sites or apps at least weekly in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014 and 2015, by age group. During the survey period in 2014, it was found that 81 percent of responding mobile phone users aged between 25 and 34 years reported visiting social media sites or apps at least weekly.

Share of mobile phone users who visited social media sites or apps at least weekly in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014 and 2015, by age group*

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Release date

April 2016

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

September 2015 to October 2015

Number of respondents

1,520**

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)

Supplementary notes

* Original survey question was phrased as follows:
"M7 – Please tell me from this list the types of things you use your mobile phone for, and how often you do each?
(...) like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Tumblr or Pinterest."

** n (2015) = 1,520; n (2014) = 1,670.

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