Social media platforms used for news among business executives worldwide 2016

The statistic presents the social media platforms used by executives worldwide to get news as of October 2016. During the survey, 28 percent of respondents stated that they got news from Facebook.

Social media platforms used by executives to get news worldwide as of October 2016

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Twitter	41%
Facebook	28%
LinkedIn	19%
Instagram	2%
Snapchat	1%
Other	2%

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Release date

December 2016

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

September and October 2016

Number of respondents

1,357 respondents

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: "The respondent pool consisted of business leaders in 97 countries and 31 industries. C-level executives were the most highly represented group by job title (50% of respondents); others in the pool included managing partners, managing directors, VPs, directors, general managers, and board members. Industries represented include: consulting and business services (21% of respondents); finance (14%); media and advertising (13%); technology (11%); healthcare and life sciences (4%); retail and luxury goods (4%); and others (34%). The four largest industry segments were selected for this analysis. Distribution of respondents across age ranges was: under 25 (2%); 25-34 (13%); 35-44 (18%); 45-54 (26%); 55-64 (24%); 65 and older (16%)."

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