This statistic presents the weekly social media access in selected countries as of October 2017. During the survey period, 80 percent of respondents from the United States said that they accessed social media at least once per week.
Weekly social media site access in selected countries as of October 2017
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Spain
86%
Italy
83%
United States
80%
Sweden
77%
Australia
74%
United Kingdom
73%
France
71%
Germany
64%
Japan
51%
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Base: All respondents UK=1006, FRA=1038, GER=1012, ITA=1020, USA=1000, JPN=1019, AUS=1008, ESP=1010, SWE=1000
Question: How often do you use the internet on any of your devices for each of the following activities? 2. Accessing social networking sites
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Ofcom. (December 18, 2017). Weekly social media site access in selected countries as of October 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 31, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284778/weekly-social-media-usage-in-selected-countries/
Ofcom. "Weekly social media site access in selected countries as of October 2017." Chart. December 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 31, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284778/weekly-social-media-usage-in-selected-countries/
Ofcom. (2017). Weekly social media site access in selected countries as of October 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 31, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284778/weekly-social-media-usage-in-selected-countries/
Ofcom. "Weekly Social Media Site Access in Selected Countries as of October 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Dec 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284778/weekly-social-media-usage-in-selected-countries/
Ofcom, Weekly social media site access in selected countries as of October 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284778/weekly-social-media-usage-in-selected-countries/ (last visited May 31, 2025)
Weekly social media site access in selected countries as of October 2017 [Graph], Ofcom, December 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284778/weekly-social-media-usage-in-selected-countries/
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