{"id":102200,"date":"2024-01-31T05:26:30","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T05:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pr.asianetpakistan.com\/?p=119244"},"modified":"2024-01-31T05:26:30","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T05:26:30","slug":"digital-2024-global-social-media-users-pass-5-billion-milestone-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordannewsgazette.com\/digital-2024-global-social-media-users-pass-5-billion-milestone-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital 2024: Global social media users pass 5 billion milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New report finds that the world averaged 8.4 new social media users per second over the past year<\/h4>\n

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Meltwater<\/u><\/a>, a global leader in media, social and consumer intelligence, and We Are Social<\/u><\/a>, the socially-led creative agency, have released Digital 2024<\/u><\/a>, their latest annual report on social media and digital trends worldwide.<\/p>\n

In a year full of digital milestones, Digital 2024<\/u><\/a> shows that active social media user identities* have passed the 5 billion mark (5.04 billion), equivalent to 62.3 percent of the world\u2019s population. The global total increased by 266 million over the past year – an annual growth of 5.6 percent.<\/p>\n

The typical social media user now spends 2 hours and 23 minutes per day on their social platforms of choice, and uses 6.7 platforms each month. TikTok has the highest average time per Android user of any social platform globally, clocking in at an impressive 34 hours per month – equating to more than an hour per day using the platform. In second place is YouTube, with the average user spending just over 28 hours per month on its Android app.<\/p>\n

In terms of the world\u2019s \u2018favorite\u2019 social platform, Instagram has taken the crown from last year\u2019s winner, WhatsApp. Digital 2024<\/u><\/a> shows that 16.5 percent of internet users between the ages of 16 and 64 consider Instagram their most loved platform, pushing WhatsApp into second place with 16.1 percent.<\/p>\n

Digital 2024<\/u><\/a> is a 550+ page report that covers data points from across the entire online ecosystem, from social media to smart devices, gaming to social commerce.<\/p>\n

Other key highlights from the report include:<\/p>\n