As of September 2024, 46 percent of social media users in the United Kingdom were aged between 30 to 49 years. Overall, one-quarter of social network users in the UK were aged 18 to 29 years. Over 20 percent of social media users in the UK stated that Facebook was their favorite social media platform.
Distribution of social network users in the United Kingdom as of September 2024, by age group
Characteristic
Share of users
18-29
24%
30-49
46%
50-64
31%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%
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Statista Consumer Insights. (November 18, 2024). Distribution of social network users in the United Kingdom as of September 2024, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401021/uk-social-media-users-by-age/
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Statista Consumer Insights. (2024). Distribution of social network users in the United Kingdom as of September 2024, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401021/uk-social-media-users-by-age/
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