This statistic shows the results of a public opinion survey carried out in Costa Rica in 2017 and 2018. When asked which online social network they used, approximately 83 percent of respondents claimed to be WhatsApp users in 2018, up from 74 percent of the people surveyed in 2017.
Share of WhatsApp users in Costa Rica in 2017 and 2018
* Value retrieved from an earlier publication (page 43).
** In 2018, the survey took place from June 15 to July 15.
*** Number of respondents in 2018.
During the survey, the following question was posed: "¿Usa ud. alguno de los siguientes servicios de redes sociales si es que usa alguno?".
The wording chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the original.
Multiple answers were possible.
The source does not specify the age of respondents.
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Corporación Latinobarómetro. (November 9, 2018). Share of WhatsApp users in Costa Rica in 2017 and 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/990318/whatsapp-penetration-rate-costa-rica/
Corporación Latinobarómetro. "Share of WhatsApp users in Costa Rica in 2017 and 2018." Chart. November 9, 2018. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/990318/whatsapp-penetration-rate-costa-rica/
Corporación Latinobarómetro. (2018). Share of WhatsApp users in Costa Rica in 2017 and 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/990318/whatsapp-penetration-rate-costa-rica/
Corporación Latinobarómetro. "Share of Whatsapp Users in Costa Rica in 2017 and 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/990318/whatsapp-penetration-rate-costa-rica/
Corporación Latinobarómetro, Share of WhatsApp users in Costa Rica in 2017 and 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/990318/whatsapp-penetration-rate-costa-rica/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Share of WhatsApp users in Costa Rica in 2017 and 2018 [Graph], Corporación Latinobarómetro, November 9, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/990318/whatsapp-penetration-rate-costa-rica/