This statistic shows the percentage of new users of selected messaging platforms during the coronavirus lockdown in Spain in 2020. The messaging application Telegram was the online platform that experienced the highest growth, with about 4 percent of new users.
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Percentage of new users of selected messaging platforms during the coronavirus lockdown in Spain in 2020
Characteristic
Percentage of new users
Telegram
4%
Instagram
3%
WeChat
3%
Dating apps or sites
2%
WhatsApp
1%
0%1%2%3%4%5%
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IAB Spain. (April 8, 2020). Percentage of new users of selected messaging platforms during the coronavirus lockdown in Spain in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154138/covid-19-new-users-of-apps-of-messenger-service-in-he-lockdown-in-spain/
IAB Spain. "Percentage of new users of selected messaging platforms during the coronavirus lockdown in Spain in 2020." Chart. April 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154138/covid-19-new-users-of-apps-of-messenger-service-in-he-lockdown-in-spain/
IAB Spain. (2020). Percentage of new users of selected messaging platforms during the coronavirus lockdown in Spain in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154138/covid-19-new-users-of-apps-of-messenger-service-in-he-lockdown-in-spain/
IAB Spain. "Percentage of New Users of Selected Messaging Platforms during The Coronavirus Lockdown in Spain in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154138/covid-19-new-users-of-apps-of-messenger-service-in-he-lockdown-in-spain/
IAB Spain, Percentage of new users of selected messaging platforms during the coronavirus lockdown in Spain in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154138/covid-19-new-users-of-apps-of-messenger-service-in-he-lockdown-in-spain/ (last visited June 13, 2025)
Percentage of new users of selected messaging platforms during the coronavirus lockdown in Spain in 2020 [Graph], IAB Spain, April 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154138/covid-19-new-users-of-apps-of-messenger-service-in-he-lockdown-in-spain/
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