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Global social media actor audience on selected networks 2016, by age group
Share of global active social media users who follow actors on social media as of 4th quarter 2016, by age group
by J. Clement,
last edited
Jul 22, 2019
This statistic presents the share of global active social media users who follow actors on social media as of the fourth quarter of 2016, sorted by age group. During the survey period, 37 percent of total respondents stated they used social networks to follow actors. Among 16 to 24 year olds, the share of people who did so was 45 percent.
Share of global active social media users who follow actors on social media as of 4th quarter 2016, by age group
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by J. Clement,
last edited
Jul 22, 2019
This statistic presents the share of global active social media users who follow actors on social media as of the fourth quarter of 2016, sorted by age group. During the survey period, 37 percent of total respondents stated they used social networks to follow actors. Among 16 to 24 year olds, the share of people who did so was 45 percent.
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- April 2017
- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 4th quarter 2016
- Number of respondents
- 26,283 respondents
- Age group
- 16-64 years
- Special properties
- cinema goers = internet users who say they visit the cinema at least once a month
- Supplementary notes
- Original question: Which of the following type of people or organizations do you prefer to follow online via social media services?
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- April 2017
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- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 4th quarter 2016
- Number of respondents
- 26,283 respondents
- Age group
- 16-64 years
- Special properties
- cinema goers = internet users who say they visit the cinema at least once a month
- Supplementary notes
- Original question: Which of the following type of people or organizations do you prefer to follow online via social media services?
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