This statistic presents the share of women worldwide who have every experienced abuse or harassment on selected websites and social media platforms. During the July 2017 survey period, 57 percent of survey respondents who have experienced online abuse stated that they had experienced harassment via Facebook.
Share of women worldwide who have ever experienced abuse or harassment on selected websites and social media platforms as of July 2017
Share of respondents
Facebook
57%
Facebook Messenger
23%
Instagram
10%
WhatsApp
8%
Twitter
7%
Snapchat
6%
YouTube
6%
LinkedIn
1%
Reddit
1%
Twitch
1%
4Chan*
-
Pinterest*
-
Another web forum or chatroom
25%
The comments section under a news article online
7%
The comments section under a personal blog
5%
In messages sent to my private or work email address
who have ever experienced online abuse or harassment
Method of interview
Online panel
Supplementary notes
QA2. You said that you have experience of abuse or harassment online. On which, if any, of the following websites or social media platforms have you experienced abuse or harassment online? Countries surveyed: UK, United States, New Zealand, Spain, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Denmark. Total survey n= 4,009 *Less than 1 percent of respondents.
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Amnesty International. (November 20, 2017). Share of women worldwide who have ever experienced abuse or harassment on selected websites and social media platforms as of July 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 04, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/784821/harassment-women-websites-social-media-platforms/
Amnesty International. "Share of women worldwide who have ever experienced abuse or harassment on selected websites and social media platforms as of July 2017." Chart. November 20, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/784821/harassment-women-websites-social-media-platforms/
Amnesty International. (2017). Share of women worldwide who have ever experienced abuse or harassment on selected websites and social media platforms as of July 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/784821/harassment-women-websites-social-media-platforms/
Amnesty International. "Share of Women Worldwide Who Have Ever Experienced Abuse or Harassment on Selected Websites and Social Media Platforms as of July 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/784821/harassment-women-websites-social-media-platforms/
Amnesty International, Share of women worldwide who have ever experienced abuse or harassment on selected websites and social media platforms as of July 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/784821/harassment-women-websites-social-media-platforms/ (last visited July 04, 2020)
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