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Contents Introduction
02
09 Social Media Behaviors Among others, this report covers the following Visitors/Users: People who say that, within the
topics in detail: last month, they have visited or used a social
17 Social Media Engagement platform’s website or app via any device.
• H
ow much time per day are digital
24 Entertainment on Social Media consumers devoting to social media?
• H
ow are the behaviors of social media China
users changing?
China is excluded from most of the global charts
30 Notes on Methodology featured in this report which track specific/
• W
hich social platforms are most popular
(among the total online population and named platforms. This is due to the unique
key audiences)? nature of the Chinese social media industry,
which maintains its own diverse ecosystem of
• H
ow are consumers using social media homegrown social platforms and has official
to engage with brands? restrictions on many global social services. For
detail on social media usage in China, see our
• H
ow are social media services evolving special China section of this report and consult
as content and commerce platforms? our China Market Report.
Key Insights
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A saturated market Social media integral for Multi-networking slows down Facebook and YouTube
product research dominate
98% of digital consumers are social People online have an average of
media users, and adoption is high 22% of digital consumers have liked or 8.5 social media accounts, and tend Facebook is still the dominant social
even among 55-64s (94%). An average followed a brand on a social network to use each platform for different platform in terms of membership,
of 2 hours 22 minutes per day is spent in the past month, and more than 4 purposes. That said, over the past year but falls behind YouTube in terms of
on social networks and messaging, in 10 use social networks to research we have seen an appreciable slowing weekly visitors. YouTube has fewer
although this figure has started to new brands or products, making it the in the number of accounts held per registered members, but has visitor
decrease in specific markets. second-most important channel of all. internet user, across generations. rates that is 7 percentage points higher
Among 16-24 year olds, social media than its membership. It’s the only
comes top, having overtaken search major social service to find itself in this
Not as social as you’d think engines towards the end of 2017. Live video an essential asset situation, and shows that significant
numbers of its visitors are either not
As social networks have evolved 28% of users of four major social logged into their accounts, or not even
into multi-media platforms, digital Close competition between platforms outside of China engage members in the first place.
consumers are now as likely to use top messaging services with live streams each month on
them for keeping up with the news any one of these services. Facebook
as to stay in touch with friends. 16- While Facebook Messenger has takes the lion’s share, with the largest
24 year olds show slightly different a 5-point lead for membership, user base as well as the highest
preferences; their most cited WhatsApp leads by 5 percentage engagement rates with live video.
motivations for using social media are points in terms of visitors rates.
to fill up spare time and find funny or Snapchat comes in on a distant third,
entertaining content. though this service does see much
higher figures in North America,
especially among the Generation Z.
Social
If we narrow our focus to people who have visited or used the Facebook Messenger judging by users who use the service more
service in the last month, YouTube rises to top position. It’s the than once per day. Instagram can boast a more engaged user-base
only major social service to have more people visiting than those than Twitter; the proportion who those who use Instagram at least
who are a member, revealing that significant numbers of its daily (43%) is 17 percentage points higher than Twitter (26%), and
visitors are either not logged into their accounts, or are not even this gap is slowly widening.
members in the first place.
By age, it’s expected that younger age groups are heavier social
For messaging services, it’s a close race between Facebook media users, while older demographics have a narrower portfolio
Messenger and WhatsApp. While Facebook Messenger has a 5 of social accounts. Facebook and YouTube can boast a cross-age
point lead in membership rates – 72% to 66% – WhatsApp has more appeal that the other social platforms are unable to mirror, with
monthly users. Snapchat comes in at a distant third, though this nearly 7 in 10 internet users of all age groups visiting or using these
service does see much higher figures in North America, especially platforms each month. However, while YouTube has kept consistent
among Generation Z. visitor rates among 16-24s, this age group seem to slowly be
disengaging from Facebook. While approximately 85% of this age
The strength of Facebook’s wider eco-system of services is clear group were visiting/using Facebook at least on a monthly basis in Q1
once when we examine usage frequency across the major networks. 2016, this has gradually dropped to 79% in Q3 2018.
Facebook, YouTube and WhatsApp occupy the top three spots for
at least daily visitation/usage, underlining how Facebook remains Usage of the other social platforms tends to drop off among older
the default hub for traditional networking activities, YouTube for age groups. To take Instagram as an example, 16-24s are over
entertainment and WhatsApp for simple peer-to-peer messaging. four times as likely to be using this as 55-64s. It’s a similar story for
WhatsApp generally outperforms Facebook Messenger across world Twitter and Snapchat, where 16-24s hold a 15 point and 19-point
regions and age groups, and currently enjoys a 15 point lead over lead, respectively.
The Social Media Landscape in China
SOCIAL MEDIA 07
LANDSCAPE
MOTIVATIONS FOR USING SOCIAL MEDIA TOP MOTIVATIONS AMONG 16-24S 16-24s are the most likely
% who say the following are among % of 16-24s who say the following audience to list ‘finding funny or
their main reasons for using social media are the main reasons they use social media entertaining content’ as a main
reason they use social media,
To stay in touch with what my friends are doing 40% To fill up spare time 46% following by using social media
to fill up spare time and ‘to stay
To stay up-to-date with news and current events 40% To find funny or entertaining content 46%
in touch with what their friends
To fill up spare time 37% To stay in touch with what my friends are doing 42% are doing’. Keeping in touch with
friends is consistently listed as
To find funny or entertaining content 36% To stay up-to-date with news and current events 41% a reason for using social media
across all age groups, but it does
To share photos or videos with others 33% To share photos or videos with others 37%
seem to be waning as a motivator
General networking with other people 33% for 16-24 year olds. In fact, it
The role that social media plays in the lives of its dropped by 7 percentage points
Because a lot of my friends are on them 31% since Q1 2015. With Generation
users has evolved. Digital consumers are now as
To research/find products to buy 29% likely to say they use social to follow the news as Z and millennials showing less
they are to identify it as a platform for keeping interest in other people’s updates,
To share my opinion 29% in touch with friends (40%). Entertainment and the growing desire to
also now plays a key role in motivating digital extricate themselves from the
To meet new people 26%
consumers to engage with social media, ranking social aspects of social media,
To network for work 23% as the fourth most important reason for internet social media as an entertaining
users (36%). hub could potentially outlast
To make sure I don't miss out on anything 22% social media as a medium for
Eased by the spread of smartphone, social media human connection. Companies
To watch/follow sports events 20%
has become a default activity for consumers still have time to blend
To share details of what I'm doing in my daily life 20% looking to fill time. The opportunities for social entertaining with commerce,
engagement, at all times of the day and in content consumption and
To follow celebrities/celebrity news 19%
various locations, have facilitated the evolution advertising in general – or better –
To promote/support charitable causes 13% of social platforms into entertainment and to redefine how entertainment is
Question: What are your
commerce platforms. delivered to future generations. main reasons for using social
networking services?
Source: GlobalWebIndex
16-24s are most likely to use social media to find funny and entertaining content Q3 2018 Base: 113,932
Internet Users aged 16-64
Social Media Usage Segmentation
SOCIAL MEDIA 11
BEHAVIORS
In our social media usage segmentation, individuals are SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE SEGMENTATION
classified into segments based on how they engage with % who fall into the following segments
social media. As of Q3 2018, the largest share of social
users qualified as personal and/or FOMO networkers. The
majority of social media users qualify as brand followers.
Clearly, many social networkers are happy to be exposed
to branded content on their newsfeeds, highlighting
how today it is vital for brands to stand-out with an
engaging presence across social platforms. Consumers’
relationships with brands on these platforms are not
always passive either: just under half (48%) can be classed
as brand interactors, which includes those who are using
social platforms to get in touch with brands and those
who share posts from brands.
Source: GlobalWebIndex
Q3 2018 Base: 113,932
Internet Users aged 16-64
Who Do They Follow?
SOCIAL MEDIA 12
BEHAVIORS
More than a third of internet users say SOCIAL FOLLOWING TOP ACCOUNTS AMONG 16-24S
they follow their favorite brands on % who say they follow these types % of 16-24s who say they follow these types
social media, while 1 in 4 follow brands of social media accounts of social media accounts
which they are thinking of making a
purchase from. 3 in 10 follow news or
media organizations via social media
and, significantly, the likelihood of doing
this doesn’t vary appreciably by age
except for a slight peak among 25-34s.
The accounts that 16-24s follow confirms face of ad-blocking and banner fatigue, say they find new brands via celebrity or
the wide reach that influencers can have. many marketers have been attracted to influencer endorsements, clearly showing
Almost half of 16-24s (46%) follow actors influencer marketing and the opportunity that this group aren’t all beholden to
on social media, placing these accounts it offers to build relationships on a more influencers and can be reached with other
ahead of branded ones. And with other organic basis. But there’s relatively less ‘traditional’ means, too.
celebrities occupying places in the top evidence that this will be a major route to
Question: Which of these
five, traditional celebrity endorsements reach younger consumers, at least from people or organizations do
should not necessarily be abandoned their perspective. Even among 16-24s (the
Brands don’t automatically you prefer to follow online
totally for influencer marketing. In the most avid celebrity followers), just 19%
need an influencer strategy via social media services?
Source: GlobalWebIndex
Q2 2013 – Q3 2018
Base: Internet Users aged 16-64
Social Commerce
Social Media Behaviors 14
Enabling consumers to finalize a purchase while And among 16-24s, social media comes top, TREND IN ACTION
remaining within social apps has been a goal for having overtaken search engines towards the
LINE makes a big push
social platforms for some time now, since. Social end of 2017. There’s a decent proportion who
to turn Japan cashless
commerce is seen to have the potential to be a are swayed by what people say about brands on
major revenue generator and an important way to these platforms – a quarter of 16-24s and 25-34s
diversify revenue streams beyond advertising. say that seeing a brand/product has lots of likes
would encourage them to buy something, and LINE has the highest membership rates and second highest
Across Asia, networks like WeChat and Line even among 35-44s, it’s a fifth who say so. visitor figures in Japan, a country that notoriously spends the
have successfully facilitated commerce via their least amount of time on social media.
platforms, allowing consumers to carry out a Social media can play a big role in the purchase
range of commerce activities from booking taxis journey right up to the point of purchase, but the The messaging app has recently made a push to make Japan
to paying for restaurant bills or items in-store. appetite to complete a final purchase within the cashless, and accelerate the uptake of its Line Pay wallet app, by
introducing a little gadget that allows shoppers to scan QR codes
But social commerce has been a tough sell in platform remains low. Most will move to retail
and pay via LINE. The move comes as Japan pushes to hike its
many Western markets. Online consumer habits sites. Even among 16-24s, just 12% say that a
cashless payment ratio to 40% by 2025 – up from 20% in 2016.
here can be difficult to change, especially when ‘buy’ button on social media would encourage
it comes to the potentially sensitive information them to buy something. Especially in Western
involved in financial transactions. markets, consumers have been given no real
reason or benefit from choosing to buy through
Social media plays a big role a social network rather than going direct to the
in the purchase journey, but not retailer’s e-commerce site. These benefits must
yet as a point of purchase be intrinsically social or deeply embedded with
payment systems, and must be grounded in
Social networks are already an important
consumer-engagement strategies, in order for
touchpoint for research: 42% say they use social
social commerce to achieve the roaring success
media to research new brands or products, making
seen in particular markets, such as China.
this the second-most important channel of all.
Social Commerce
Social Media Behaviors 15
The disconnect between research and purchase 2015 to 11% in Q3 2018. The rise of smarter and
has been difficult to crack for retailers, but more efficient chatbots may be able to reverse
chatbots – which have been pegged to be a major this trend, and have the potential to encourage
trend for 2019 as machine learning becomes consumers to discover new products and services,
more nuanced and sophisticated – could change and complete purchases, all in the same place,
this. Using a live-chat service been gradually and create more engaged and better satisfied
decreasing as a brand interaction, from 15% in Q3 customers.
Question: In the past month, which of the following things have you done on the internet
via any device? // Which of the following online sources do you mainly use when you are
actively looking for more information about brands, products, or services? // When shopping
online, which of the following things would increase your likelihood of buying a product?
Source: GlobalWebIndex Q3 2018 Base: 113,932 Internet Users Aged 16-64
Social Media Behaviors Market Insights
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% who use social for product research % who use social media for news
% who use ‘buy button’ as a purchase driver % who follow brands on social
Social
Internet users are most likely to be accessing social media via their
mobiles, having seen a sharp increase in engagement over the past
few years. Although it’s still true that the majority of social media
users are accessing social platforms via computers at least some of
the time, PC/laptops are declining as social devices.
Time Spent on Social Media
SOCIAL MEDIA 19
ENGAGEMENT
Globally, digital consumers are now spending DAILY TIME SPENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA
an average of 2 hours and 22 minutes per day Average h:mm spent engaging with/connected to social networks/services during a typical day
on social networks and messaging. However,
OVER TIME BY AGE
a look at the trended data here suggests that
we might be approaching saturation in social
media consumption. In our last flagship report
on social media, we found that all 31 countries
where trended data from 2012 is available had
increasing figures for daily time spent on social
media. In Q3 2018, we are starting to see many
countries where time spent on social media
is plateauing – in 11 out of these 31 markets,
time spent online has either stayed the same or
decreased. This is likely a result of many internet
users having a better awareness of the time
they spend looking at screens, as well as the
negative effects associated with social media BY REGION
usage, and wanting a digital detox as a result.
MULTI-NETWORKING Social media users are comfortable maintaining a presence across a number of
Average number of social media account held by internet users platforms; while the average internet user had about 4 social media accounts
in 2013, the figure has now risen above 8. This multi-networking is a response
OVER TIME
to the widening choice of platforms, but it is also being caused by a degree of
specialization, where some users turning to particular platforms to carry out
certain types of networking behaviors.
Certain demographics and countries stand out for their enthusiasm for multi-
BY REGION 2018
networking. Millennials are still ahead of Generation Z in the number of accounts
8.1 they hold (9.8 vs. 9.3), which emphasizes the continuing importance of social
Multi-device media across the millennial generation. Younger audiences are perhaps less
Users beholden to certain platforms, making it easier to be more selective about
6.5
which they actively engage and contribute in. Indonesia, India and Vietnam
Mobile-only mark themselves out as the keenest on having a diverse social media portfolio.
Users While social media use has generally plateaued among many of the advanced Question: On which of the
following services do you
economies surveyed, emerging nations seem to be much heavier social media have an account? Source:
users. Meanwhile, the relatively lower figures in certain African markets is illustrative GlobalWebIndex 2013-2018
(avg. conducted across
of the widespread nature of mobile-only usage in these countries. So, for example, each wave of research)
Base: 156,876 (2013),
the internet population of Morocco, in which mobile is the only point of access 168,045 (2014), 197,734 (2015),
among many consumers, averages just over six social media accounts. For more 211,023 (2016), 370,052 (2017),
113,932 (Q3 2018) Internet
detailed information, please see our Market Insights infographic on p. 22. Users aged 16-64
Social Media Engagement Market Insights
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Argentina 100% Australia 96% Austria 98% Belgium 97% Brazil 100% Canada 98%
USE SOCIAL USE SOCIAL USE SOCIAL USE SOCIAL USE SOCIAL USE SOCIAL
SOCIAL ACCOUNTS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS
8.4 VS 8.9 5.6 VS 6.2 5.7 VS 6.2 6.1 VS 6.8 9.2 VS 9.3 6.4 VS 6.8
2017 2018 79% 2017 2018 76% 2017 2018 82% 2017 2018 83% 2017 2018 87% 2017 2018 77%
ON MOBILE ON MOBILE ON MOBILE ON MOBILE ON MOBILE ON MOBILE
DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL
3:20 3:50 94% 1:39 2:59 78% 1:17 2:02 83% 1:29 2:24 75% 3:41 4:14 94% 1:49 3:01 76%
AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP
China 98% Colombia 100% Denmark 100% Egypt 100% France 98% Germany 100%
USE SOCIAL USE SOCIAL USE SOCIAL USE SOCIAL USE SOCIAL USE SOCIAL
SOCIAL ACCOUNTS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS
7.9 VS 8.2 — VS 7.0 — VS 10.5 9.7 VS 10.0 5.7 VS 6.0 5.1 VS 5.1
2017 2018 65% 2017 2018 87% 2017 2018 76% 2017 2018 87% 2017 2018 76% 2017 2018 77%
ON MOBILE ON MOBILE ON MOBILE ON MOBILE ON MOBILE ON MOBILE
DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL
2:06 2:28 94% 3:27 4:02 96% 1:43 2:43 81% 3:00 3:03 96% 1:27 2:38 81% 1:07 2:04 92%
AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP
Ghana 95% Hong Kong 93% India 100% Indonesia 100% Ireland 100% Italy 98%
USE SOCIAL USE SOCIAL USE SOCIAL USE SOCIAL USE SOCIAL USE SOCIAL
SOCIAL ACCOUNTS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS
6.2 VS 6.7 8.5 VS 9.0 11.2 VS 11.8 11.6 VS 10.8 7.4 VS 8.0 7.0 VS 7.1
2017 2018 77% 2017 2018 76% 2017 2018 76% 2017 2018 82% 2017 2018 72% 2017 2018 79%
ON MOBILE ON MOBILE ON MOBILE ON MOBILE ON MOBILE ON MOBILE
DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL
3:05 3:30 73% 1:57 2:49 73% 2:30 2:37 92% 3:22 4:03 93% 1:59 3:32 97% 1:44 2:50 87%
AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP
Japan 98% Kenya 90% Malaysia 100% Mexico 100% Morocco 96% Netherlands 98%
USE SOCIAL USE SOCIAL USE SOCIAL USE SOCIAL USE SOCIAL USE SOCIAL
SOCIAL ACCOUNTS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS
3.6 VS 3.8 6.4 VS 6.9 9.4 VS 9.8 9.3 VS 10.4 5.9 VS 6.2 6.1 VS 6.2
2017 2018 77% 2017 2018 62% 2017 2018 77% 2017 2018 83% 2017 2018 74% 2017 2018 81%
ON MOBILE ON MOBILE ON MOBILE ON MOBILE ON MOBILE ON MOBILE
DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL
0:391:29 88% 3:02 3:19 69% 3:09 4:02 97% 3:12 3:50 95% 2:43 3:21 76% 1:21 2:18 83%
AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP
Social Media Engagement Market Insights
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New Zealand 100% Nigeria 99% Philippines 100% Poland 99% Portugal 99%
USE SOCIAL USE SOCIAL USE SOCIAL USE SOCIAL USE SOCIAL
SOCIAL ACCOUNTS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS
6.9 VS 7.1 6.8 VS 6.9 9.8 VS 10.3 6.4 VS 7.5 8.0 VS 8.6
2017 2018 85% 2017 2018 90% 2017 2018 86% 2017 2018 91% 2017 2018 55%
ON MOBILE ON MOBILE ON MOBILE ON MOBILE ON MOBILE
DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL
1:41 2:36 96% 3:34 3:40 84% 4:11 4:27 88% 1:44 2:34 80% 2:12 3:27 94%
AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP
Russia 99% Saudi Arabia 100% Singapore 96% South Africa 99% South Korea 99%
USE SOCIAL USE SOCIAL USE SOCIAL USE SOCIAL USE SOCIAL
SOCIAL ACCOUNTS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS
7.2 VS 7.1 9.6 VS 9.3 8.5 VS 8.8 8.3 VS 8.2 5.8 VS 6.2
2017 2018 80% 2017 2018 84% 2017 2018 65% 2017 2018 78% 2017 2018 70%
ON MOBILE ON MOBILE ON MOBILE ON MOBILE ON MOBILE
DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL
2:26 3:52 92% 2:57 3:31 92% 2:12 3:24 87% 3:04 3:50 86% 1:11 2:04 86%
AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP
Spain 97% Sweden 99% Switzerland 100% Taiwan 99% Thailand 100%
USE SOCIAL USE SOCIAL USE SOCIAL USE SOCIAL USE SOCIAL
SOCIAL ACCOUNTS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS
7.6 VS 7.8 6.9 VS 7.1 6.5 VS 6.5 8.4 VS 8.4 9.7 VS 10.5
2017 2018 78% 2017 2018 83% 2017 2018 64% 2017 2018 74% 2017 2018 76%
ON MOBILE ON MOBILE ON MOBILE ON MOBILE ON MOBILE
DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL
1:42 3:19 81% 1:54 2:58 93% 1:19 2:08 96% 1:49 2:34 94% 3:17 3:29 97%
AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP
9.1 VS 9.6 9.4 VS 9.9 6.8 VS 7.1 6.7 VS 7.1 9.9 VS 10.8
2017 2018 71% 2017 2018 79% 2017 2018 81% 2017 2018 70% 2017 2018 84%
ON MOBILE ON MOBILE ON MOBILE ON MOBILE ON MOBILE
DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL DAILY ON SOCIAL
2:50 3:00 79% 3:11 3:21 81% 1:53 3:13 96% 2:08 3:05 84% 2:40 2:47 96%
AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP AVG. 16-24 PC/LAPTOP
Social
Question: Which of these things have you done within the last month on Facebook/
Instagram/Snapchat/Twitter? Source: GlobalWebIndex Q1 2016 – Q3 2018 Base: 98,011
Internet Users aged 16-64 (Excl. China)/804,272 Internet Users aged 16-64 (Excl. China)
Live Streaming
Entertainment on Social Media 26
Live video has quickly become an essential asset in the Twitter’s substantial presence outside of its main site/ TREND IN ACTION
arsenal of social media companies. Not only does this app (on Google search, for example), and non-Twitter
The road to 5G
open up the possibility of user-generated content, but it members’ access to Periscope live feeds do suggest
also resembles one of the most important trends in which higher engagement rates than these figures.
entertainment and marketing overlap the most. For brands,
live video allows them to engage with consumers in a two- As we mentioned earlier, sports entertainment has been The imminent rollout of 5G networks around
way interaction, with a greater sense of trust, transparency a focal point for many major social platforms. Live video the world will have huge applications for
and immediacy. While there was no official live stream from has proven an important gateway for users to interact media consumption, with users being to
London Fashion Week organizers this year, brands instead with sports events on these platforms, as well as engage seamlessly stream data-heavy applications,
streamed their own shows from their sites – something in the conversation around these events. That’s partly from gaming and videos to VR and AR. 5G
why internet users who have watched a live stream on networks will have very low latency (very
Burberry pioneered a few seasons ago. This is an
Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat or Instagram are 82% more responsive with no delay), meaning they will
innovative meger of social content, commerce and event
be exponentially faster than current networks
broadcasting that’s uniquely crafted to the fashion market. likely than the average internet user to say watching
and more robust, and will be able to unlock
sports events is a main reason for using social media,
a new level of immersive video offerings for
Among users of four major social platforms outside of with 37% saying so. As more sports leagues look to brands and advertisers.
China, 28% engage with live streams each month on any further explore online distribution channels to expand
one of these services. Facebook takes the lion’s share their global reach, social media will continue to strengthen
here, having the largest user base as well as the highest its position in the sports entertainment industry. Platforms
engagement rates with live video. Despite being one of have been sliding into this space for a while now, such
the earliest entrants into the live video market, Twitter’s as Facebook’s deals with the MLB, MLS and La Liga, and
Periscope attracts a much smaller share of its user base. Twitter’s deals with the NBA and WNBA.
Live streaming
represents an
important trend in
which entertainment
and marketing Question: Which of these things have you done within
overlap the most the last month on Facebook/Instagram/Snapchat/Twitter?
Source: GlobalWebIndex Q3 2018 Base: 98,011 Users of each
platform aged 16-64
Social Music
ENTERTAINMENT 27
ON SOCIAL MEDIA
In other parts of the world, major regional music apps – Tencent Music, QQ Music, Kugou TREND IN ACTION
social platforms have already moved into the Music and Kuwo Music. However, despite their
Facebook is working to
music streaming sector, and serve as important regional success, the planned listing of Tencent
bring back teenagers
examples for their Western counterparts. Music Entertainment in the U.S., where Tencent
with a standalone
Facebook’s Russian equivalent, VKontakte (or was expecting to raise an estimated $2bn from
music platform
VK, for short) reported 1.5 million subscribers the initial public offering, has been put on a hold
for its music streaming service, which makes because of a general slump in global tech stocks. Facebook is working on an app to enter the lip-syncing/teen
the service by far the country’s biggest paid music app trend, inspired by TikTok/Musical.ly. Codenamed
subscription music service. In China, parent Social media users spend longer per Lasso, it will stand alone from Facebook’s current platforms.
company Tencent holds a combined 76% of the day on music streaming services Instagram has also recently launched music stickers on its
Chinese music streaming market with it’s four Stories, a feature that lets users click through to SoundCloud,
and Facebook’s core platform began letting users pin their
favourite songs to their profile.
TIME SPENT ON MUSIC STREAMING SERVICES
Social music was one of the trends we highlighted in our
Average time spent listening to music streaming services per day in h:mm
Trends 18 report, though developments since then have
been thin on the ground. We’re beginning to see what
Facebook’s strategy for its music-licensing deals will be; not
an independent streaming service, but a way to entice teens
back to their platform and capitalize on the trend of sharing
music-enhanced content.
Question: Which of these things have you done within the last month on Facebook/
Instagram/Snapchat/Twitter? Source: GlobalWebIndex Q3 2018 Base: 113,932 Internet Users
aged 16-64
News Consumption on Social Media
ENTERTAINMENT 29
ON SOCIAL MEDIA
SOCIAL NEWS ENGAGEMENT BY PLATFORM Staying up-to-date with current events NEWS CONSUMPTION ON SOCIAL MEDIA
% of Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, YouTube Users who is – along with keeping in touch with % who have viewed a news article/video/story
have engaged with news content in the past month friends – the joint most cited reason on social media in the past 30 days
(40%) for using social media.
BY AGE
As we saw earlier, internet users are
now devoting almost 2 ½ hours to
social media per day. That’s nearly
40 minutes more per day than print
press (0:43) and online press (1:01)
combined. So it’s not difficult to see
why news consumption has grown
year-on-year across Facebook, Twitter,
YouTube and Snapchat. Facebook
and Twitter are the top destinations
for social news consumption outside Question: Which of these
things have you done within
China –- half of Facebook’s user the last month on Facebook/
BY PLATFORM base are reading news stories on the Twitter/Snapchat/YouTube?
Source: GlobalWebIndex
platform each month, with a similar 2014 – 2018 Base: 156,876
(2013), 168,045 (2014), 197,734
rate of Twitter users doing the same (2015), 211,023 (2016), 370,052
on the micro-blogging platform. (2017), 113,932 (2018) Internet
Users aged 16-64
All figures in this report are drawn from OUR QUOTAS MOBILE SURVEY RESPONDENTS GLOBALWEBINDEX SAMPLE SIZE BY MARKET
GlobalWebIndex’s online research
To ensure that our research is reflective From Q1 2017 on, GlobalWebIndex has This report draws insights from GlobalWebIndex’s Q3 2018 wave of
among internet users aged 16-64. Please research across 44 countries, which had a global sample size of 113,932.
of the online population in each market, offered our Core survey on mobile. This
note that we only interview respondents
we set appropriate quotas on age, allows us to survey internet users who
aged 16-64 and our figures are Argentina 1,573 Morocco 1,000
gender and education – meaning that we prefer using a mobile or are mobile-only
representative of the online populations
interview representative numbers of men (who use a mobile to get online but Australia 2,346 Netherlands 1,276
of each market, not its total population.
vs women, of 16-24s, 25-34s, 35-44s, do not use or own any other device).
Austria 1,303 New Zealand 1,287
45-54s and 55-64s, and of people with Mobile respondents complete a shorter
OUR RESEARCH
secondary vs tertiary education. To do version of our Core survey, answering Belgium 1,276 Nigeria 1,000
Each year, GlobalWebIndex interviews this, we conduct research across a range 50 questions, all carefully adapted to be Brazil 2,381 Philippines 1,581
over 400,000 internet users aged 16- of international and national sources, compatible with mobile screens.
64. Respondents complete an online Canada 2,321 Poland 1,856
including the World Bank, the ITU, the
questionnaire that asks them a wide International Labour Organization, the Please note that the sample sizes China 15,921 Portugal 1,297
range of questions about their lives, CIA Factbook, Eurostat, the US Bureau presented in the charts throughout this
Colombia 1,323 Russia 2,287
lifestyles and digital behaviors. We of Labor Statistics as well as a range of report may differ as some will include
source these respondents in partnership both mobile and PC/laptop/tablet Denmark 1,293 Saudi Arabia 1,505
national statistics sources, government
with a number of industry-leading panel departments and other credible and respondents and others will include Egypt 1,754 Singapore 2,563
providers. Each respondent who takes robust third-party sources. only respondents who completed
France 3,292 South Africa 1,547
a GlobalWebIndex survey is assigned GlobalWebIndex’s Core survey via PC/
a unique and persistent identifier This research is also used to calculate laptop/tablet. For more details on our Germany 2,889 South Korea 1,289
regardless of the site/panel to which the “weight” of each respondent; that methodology for mobile surveys and the Ghana 1,000 Spain 2,881
they belong and no respondent can is, approximately how many people (of questions asked to mobile respondents,
Hong Kong 1,889 Sweden 1,287
participate in our survey more than once the same gender, age and educational please download this document.
a year (with the exception of internet attainment) are represented by their India 4,157 Switzerland 1,286
users in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the responses.
Indonesia 1,773 Taiwan 1,830
UAE, where respondents are allowed
to complete the survey at 6-month Ireland 1,264 Thailand 1,562
see good representation across all age, gender China 58.4% Morocco 59.4% Switzerland 90.6%
and education breaks. This is typically the case As GlobalWebIndex’s Core Research is
across North America, Western Europe and parts conducted among 16-64 year-olds, we Egypt 45.2% Netherlands 90.4% Taiwan 81.1%
of Asia Pacific such as Japan, Australia and New supplement the internet penetration forecasts
France 87.5% New Zealand 91.6% Thailand 57.8%
Zealand. Where a market has a medium to low for a country’s total population (reproduced
internet penetration, its online population can above) with internet penetration forecasts for Germany 91.9% Nigeria 32.5% Turkey 64.2%
internet users will be young, urban, affluent and forecasts for total population, since 16-64s
India 40.1% Portugal 75.1% USA 79.0%
educated. This is the case throughout much of are the most likely age groups to be using the
LatAm, MEA and Asia Pacific. internet. Indonesia 32.7% Russia 81.3% Vietnam 51.2%
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