Frequency of WhatsApp usage among young adults in India 2016

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Tanushree Basuroy,
Jul 9, 2025
This statistic displays the results of a youth survey conducted among ***** year olds in across ** states across India in 2016 about the frequency of WhatsApp usage. A majority of respondents, about ** percent never used the messaging app, while about ** percent used it daily during the survey period.
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WhatsApp usage among young adults across India in 2016, by frequency

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Release date

April 2017

Region

India

Survey time period

2016

Number of respondents

6,122 respondents

Age group

15-34 years

Special properties

Across 19 states in the country

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

Figures may not not add up to 100 due to rounding off. Some respondents gave no response.
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