As of December 2024, Facebook was the most popular social media platform in South Africa. Some 32 million users had an account on the platform. This number stayed constant in 2024. Moreover, Messenger and LinkedIn followed with almost 28.1 million and 15.3 million users, respectively.
Number of social media users in South Africa as of December 2024, by platform
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