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Most popular social media apps in the U.S. 2018, by monthly sessions
Most popular social media apps in the U.S. 2018, by monthly sessions
Most popular mobile social networking apps in the United States as of October 2018, by number of monthly sessions
This statistic gives information on the most popular social networking apps in the United States as of October 2018, ranked by average number of monthly usage sessions. During the measured period, mobile Facebook users accessed the social networking platform an average of 149.1 times per month. Instagram users generated 66.9 usage session per month.
Most popular mobile social networking apps in the United States as of October 2018, by number of monthly sessions
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| Average sessions per user per month | |
|---|---|
| Messenger by Google | 289.5 |
| 149.1 | |
| Discord | 126.1 |
| 125.2 | |
| Telegram | 123.4 |
| Kik | 121.3 |
| Snapchat | 118.7 |
| Facebook Messenger | 79 |
| 66.9 | |
| GroupMe | 65.5 |
| 63.3 | |
| LINE | 56 |
| Google Hangouts | 55.9 |
| 41.7 | |
| Skype | 34.7 |
| Tumblr | 24.9 |
| 23.2 | |
| 15 | |
| Facebook Groups | 7.6 |
| VK | 1.7 |
| Average sessions per user per month | |
|---|---|
| Messenger by Google | 289.5 |
| 149.1 | |
| Discord | 126.1 |
| 125.2 | |
| Telegram | 123.4 |
| Kik | 121.3 |
| Snapchat | 118.7 |
| Facebook Messenger | 79 |
| 66.9 | |
| GroupMe | 65.5 |
| 63.3 | |
| LINE | 56 |
| Google Hangouts | 55.9 |
| 41.7 | |
| Skype | 34.7 |
| Tumblr | 24.9 |
| 23.2 | |
| 15 | |
| Facebook Groups | 7.6 |
| VK | 1.7 |
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This statistic gives information on the most popular social networking apps in the United States as of October 2018, ranked by average number of monthly usage sessions. During the measured period, mobile Facebook users accessed the social networking platform an average of 149.1 times per month. Instagram users generated 66.9 usage session per month.
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- February 2019
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- United States
- Survey time period
- October 2018
- Age group
- 18 years and older
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- Data was gathered from 20,000 U.S. panelists that use and own multiple devices.
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- Data was gathered from 20,000 U.S. panelists that use and own multiple devices.
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