Facebook penetration in Sweden 2011-2019
The share of internet users who used Facebook in Sweden gradually increased over the period from 2011 to 2018. Starting at 63 percent of the interviewed Swedes in 2011, the percentage grew to 76 percent, as of 2018 and slightly decreased to 74 percent as of 2019.The most common purpose of using the social network platform, reported in 2019, was to keep contact with friends and family. Other popular reasons among Swedes were for entertainment and for news.
Of what ages are the Swedish Facebook daily users?
The highest share of Facebook users in Sweden in 2018 and 2019 was within the age group of 26 to 35 years. Respondents aged between 16 and 25 years were slightly fewer that year, while in 2017, they composed the highest share of Facebook daily users in the country. A 2017 study concluded that the video posts generated highest engagement Facebook rate in Sweden in 2017, while link posts were the type of posts with lowest engagement rate that year.
Social networking
More and more Swedes used social networksover the period between 2011 and 2018. While under 55 percent of the interviewed individuals engaged with social media, the percentage reached over 70 percent in the years since 2016.
Of what ages are the Swedish Facebook daily users?
The highest share of Facebook users in Sweden in 2018 and 2019 was within the age group of 26 to 35 years. Respondents aged between 16 and 25 years were slightly fewer that year, while in 2017, they composed the highest share of Facebook daily users in the country. A 2017 study concluded that the video posts generated highest engagement Facebook rate in Sweden in 2017, while link posts were the type of posts with lowest engagement rate that year.
Social networking
More and more Swedes used social networksover the period between 2011 and 2018. While under 55 percent of the interviewed individuals engaged with social media, the percentage reached over 70 percent in the years since 2016.
