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WhatsApp usage penetration in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014-2016
Penetration of WhatsApp usage by connected consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2016
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Sep 30, 2016
This statistic presents the penetration of WhatsApp usage among connected consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2016. As of the latest survey wave, 39 percent of connected consumers reported using WhatsApp.
Penetration of WhatsApp usage by connected consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2016
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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Sep 30, 2016
This statistic presents the penetration of WhatsApp usage among connected consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2016. As of the latest survey wave, 39 percent of connected consumers reported using WhatsApp.
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- Release date
- September 2016
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2014 to 2016**
- Number of respondents
- 2,000*
- Age group
- 16 years and older
- Special properties
- broadband homes.
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
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* 2014 W3 = 2,001, 2015 W1 = 2,003, 2015 W2 = 2,000, 2016 H1 = 2,000.
** Wave 1 (2014 W3) ran September to December 2014, Wave 2 (2015 W1) ran January to April 2015 and Wave 3 (2015 W2) ran May to August 2015 and Wave 5 (2016 H1) ran January to June 2016.
*** Wave 4 (2015 W3) report was not available; in 2016, the survey moved to a 6-monthly reporting cycle.
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- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2014 to 2016**
- Number of respondents
- 2,000*
- Age group
- 16 years and older
- Special properties
- broadband homes.
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
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* 2014 W3 = 2,001, 2015 W1 = 2,003, 2015 W2 = 2,000, 2016 H1 = 2,000.
** Wave 1 (2014 W3) ran September to December 2014, Wave 2 (2015 W1) ran January to April 2015 and Wave 3 (2015 W2) ran May to August 2015 and Wave 5 (2016 H1) ran January to June 2016.
*** Wave 4 (2015 W3) report was not available; in 2016, the survey moved to a 6-monthly reporting cycle.
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