- Instagram. Long the home of influencers, brands, bloggers, small business owners, friends and everyone in between, Instagram has topped well over 1 billion monthly users. …
- YouTube. …
- 3. Facebook. …
- Twitter. …
- TikTok. …
- Pinterest. …
- Snapchat.
Despite a tumultuous 2018,
Facebook
is still the top social network in the United States, with 169.76 million mobile users accessing the Facebook app in September 2019. The company’s other properties Instagram and Facebook Messenger ranked second and third with 121 and 106 million users respectively.
Instagram
is hands down my favorite social media tool ever. It allows me to have fun while still building my business over time. Best of all, I can do it without having to spend money.
Facebook is my favorite social network because
it allows me to keep in touch with family, friends, and co-workers
. It’s one of the few networks that basically offers everything you need to communicate and connect with others while providing many options for you to share what is going on your life.
A social networking site is
an online platform that allows users to create a public profile and interact with other users
. Social networking sites usually allow a new user to provide a list of people with whom they share a connection, and then allow the people on the list to confirm or deny the connection.
ACCORDING to a survey, over lockdown people people have spent more time on the video sharing app,
Tiktok
, than any other social media platform. The platform was labelled the ‘most addictive’ social media site as the average person spends 12 hours and 12 minutes on the app per week.
- 1. Facebook. With over 2.7 billion monthly active users (MAUs), Facebook is an absolute must for every brand. …
- Instagram. Instagram is another critical platform for 2021. …
- Twitter. …
- TikTok. …
- YouTube. …
- WeChat. …
- WhatsApp. …
- MeWe.
Since it’s a relatively new technology, there’s little research to establish the long-term consequences,
good or bad
, of social media use. However, multiple studies have found a strong link between heavy social media and an increased risk for depression, anxiety, loneliness, self-harm, and even suicidal thoughts.
Characteristic Number of active users in millions | 2,853 | YouTube 2,291 | WhatsApp* 2,000 | Instagram 1,386 |
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- 1. Facebook – 2.74 Billion Active Users. …
- YouTube – 2.291 Billion Active Users. …
- WhatsApp – 2.0 Billion Active Users. …
- 4. Facebook Messenger – 1.3 Billion Active Users. …
- Instagram – 1.221 Billion Active Users. …
- Weixin/WeChat – 1.213 Billion Active Users. …
- TikTok – 689 Million Active Users.
The more time spent on social media can lead to
cyberbullying
, social anxiety, depression, and exposure to content that is not age appropriate. Social Media is addicting. … But that’s not all, social media is full of mood-modifying experiences. Fear of Missing Out.
- Build relationships. Social media is not just about brands connecting with their customers. …
- Share your expertise. Social media gives you an opportunity to talk about what you know and what you want to be known for. …
- Increase your visibility. …
- Educate yourself. …
- Connect anytime.
- Don’t passively scroll. The biggest problem the study emphasized on why using social platforms can make us unhappy is passively scrolling. …
- Interact with the post and images you see. …
- Spend more time chatting with people. …
- Use social media to set up in-person interactions.
Have you heard of TikTok? On the of chance you haven’t heard of it, it is
a social media platform
that is especially useful for brands that want to stay relevant with their social media strategy.
Assessments of Google+ growth varied widely, because
Google first defined the service as a social network
, then later as “a social layer across all of Google’s services”, allowing them to share a user’s identity and interests. … At the end of 2011, Google+ had 90 million users.
- Social Networks. When most people think of social media, they tend to imagine social networking sites. …
- Social News. …
- Microblogging. …
- Bookmarking Sites. …
- Media Sharing. …
- Community Blogs.