H. Tankovska
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Launched in 2004, Facebook has been a global leader within the social networks. Sweden made no exception and Facebook was the leading social media platform in the country in 2020, followed by Instagram and Snapchat. 81 percent of the surveyed internet users in Sweden stated to be using Facebook. Moreover, the majority of the users were going on Facebook several times a day the same year. Nearly all users were going on Facebook at least monthly.
Within the Nordic countries, Facebook was slightly more popular among women than men in 2020. Norway was an exception to this, with an equal distribution of male and female audience. By contrast, on a global scale, Facebook usage seemed to be more common among men than women.
Iceland topped the ranking of active social media users in the Nordic countries in 2020. The data was based on the monthly active users reported by the most active social media platform in each country. Finland was the country with the lowest share of active social media users in the region.
Who is on Facebook?
Within the Nordic countries, Facebook was slightly more popular among women than men in 2020. Norway was an exception to this, with an equal distribution of male and female audience. By contrast, on a global scale, Facebook usage seemed to be more common among men than women.
Social media in the Nordics
Iceland topped the ranking of active social media users in the Nordic countries in 2020. The data was based on the monthly active users reported by the most active social media platform in each country. Finland was the country with the lowest share of active social media users in the region.
