This survey represents the top social media platforms in Germany in 2020 according to the 46-55 age group. The most popular app for them is WhatsApp with 57 percent respondents, who claim it is one of the social media platforms they can least do without. It is followed by Facebook and Google, which are essential for 16 percent and secen percent of the respondents respectively.
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Which social media could 46 to 55-year-olds in Germany least do without as of 3rd quarter 2020?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
WhatsApp
57%
Facebook
16%
Google
7%
Instagram
6%
Google Maps
6%
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AudienceProject. (September 17, 2020). Which social media could 46 to 55-year-olds in Germany least do without as of 3rd quarter 2020? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060068/social-media-usage-germany/
AudienceProject. "Which social media could 46 to 55-year-olds in Germany least do without as of 3rd quarter 2020?." Chart. September 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060068/social-media-usage-germany/
AudienceProject. (2020). Which social media could 46 to 55-year-olds in Germany least do without as of 3rd quarter 2020?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060068/social-media-usage-germany/
AudienceProject. "Which Social Media Could 46 to 55-year-olds in Germany Least Do without as of 3rd Quarter 2020?." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060068/social-media-usage-germany/
AudienceProject, Which social media could 46 to 55-year-olds in Germany least do without as of 3rd quarter 2020? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060068/social-media-usage-germany/ (last visited July 26, 2025)
Which social media could 46 to 55-year-olds in Germany least do without as of 3rd quarter 2020? [Graph], AudienceProject, September 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060068/social-media-usage-germany/
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