How many people use social media worldwide?

Internet easy Data from 2024

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Answer in users. Shorthand like 9m or 1.2bn works.

The answer

5,200,000,000 users

Roughly 5.2B.

About 5.2 billion people use social media, roughly 64% of the world population and 94% of everyone who uses the internet at all. The average user has accounts on nearly seven different platforms.

Where this number comes from

Source DataReportal Digital Global Overview Report
Figure refers to 2024
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