As of the third quarter of 2024, almost half of respondents in Italy used social media for reading news stories. Filling spare time was the second most common reason for users in Italy to engage with social media platforms, with 46.4 percent of respondents reporting doing so for this particular reason. Additionally, almost 43.4 percent of respondents reported using social media platforms to keep in touch with friends and family.
Most popular reasons for internet users in Italy to use social media as of 3rd quarter 2024
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GWI, & We Are Social, & DataReportal, & Meltwater. (February 25, 2025). Most popular reasons for internet users in Italy to use social media as of 3rd quarter 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311583/social-media-usage-reasons-italy/
GWI, und We Are Social, und DataReportal, und Meltwater. "Most popular reasons for internet users in Italy to use social media as of 3rd quarter 2024." Chart. February 25, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311583/social-media-usage-reasons-italy/
GWI, We Are Social, DataReportal, Meltwater. (2025). Most popular reasons for internet users in Italy to use social media as of 3rd quarter 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311583/social-media-usage-reasons-italy/
GWI, and We Are Social, and DataReportal, and Meltwater. "Most Popular Reasons for Internet Users in Italy to Use Social Media as of 3rd Quarter 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311583/social-media-usage-reasons-italy/
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