This statistic gives information on the most popular social networking apps in the United States as of May 2018, ranked by average number of monthly usage sessions. During the measured period, mobile Facebook users accessed the social networking platform an average of 130.06 times per month. Instagram users generated 64.12 usage session per month.
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This statistic gives information on the most popular social networking apps in the United States as of May 2018, ranked by average number of monthly usage sessions. During the measured period, mobile Facebook users accessed the social networking platform an average of 130.06 times per month. Instagram users generated 64.12 usage session per month.
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- June 2018
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- May 2018
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Supplementary notes
- Data was gathered from 20,000 U.S. panelists that use and own multiple devices.
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- May 2018
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Supplementary notes
- Data was gathered from 20,000 U.S. panelists that use and own multiple devices.
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