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1 in 3 online minutes is now spent on social media
The average person dedicates over 100 minutes everyday to social media. – AFP/Relaxnews pic, March 10, 2016.Most people now spend an average of 109 minutes everyday on networks like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, as well as social messaging apps.
The latest data from GlobalWebIndex and its panel of 50,000 adult web users around the world has found that every year consumers are devoting more of their web-based time to social networking.
More than nine in 10 adults (92%) around the internet-connected world have at least one social media account – 85% use one of Facebook's core services and 78% say that they are active users of at least one social network.
However, the study showed that the average consumer has "close to" seven different social media accounts and engages with 3.5 of them.
When asked, the most popular reason for using social media is keeping up with friends (44%), followed closely by filling time (39%).
Since 2012, the amount of online time dedicated to social networking has increased year on year. In 2012, the average time spent per day stood at 96 minutes. This rose to 100 minutes in 2013 and by a further three minutes in 2014. – AFP/Relaxnews, March 10, 2016.
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