Internet technology has removed communication limits between countries. Social media platforms are the leading digital environments that people use to communicate. With the development of technology, the increasing number of social media platforms has become a part of life. Millions of people in the world use social media platforms. This process, which started with Sixdegrees, known as the first social media platform in 1997, continues with channels such as Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and Twitter.
Facebook dominance of the market
Statcounter, who prepared reports on technology, focused on social media platforms. As of July 2023, the number of users and market shares were evaluated. Here are the popular social media platforms that stand out in the light of data…
According to the statistics shared by Statcounter; Facebook seems to be the leader of the social media market with a share of 63.93 percent compared to the number of users around the world. Instagram follows Facebook with 13.91 percent usage rate.
Here are those data that attracts attention
The use rates of the most popular social media platforms around the world are as follows: Facebook (63.93%), Instagram (13.91%), Twitter (12.18%), Pinterest (4.74%), Youtube (3.98%), Reddit (0.46%), LinkedIn (0.43%), other platforms (0.37%).
Seems to be ahead in Türkiye
Statcounter also shared special figures to Türkiye. Social media platform Facebook came to the fore with 38.34 percent use in Türkiye. Instagram, who dominated 31.12 percent of the market, took the second place. In the study, the most used social media platforms in Türkiye are listed as follows: Facebook (38.34%), Instagram (31.12%), YouTube (13.68%), Twitter (11.64), Pinterest (3.46), LinkedIn (0.73%), Tumblr (0.67), other platforms (0.37%).
