Social Media Fun Facts

Happy Social Media Day! Yes, there is such a thing. In the last five years, social media has really molded and helped shape the way we all interact with each other and has changed the way we share stories, ideas, and concepts. Though social media seems like it's been around for a long time, it hasn't. It has grown over the years and there is so much potential for the future. Keep reading for social media fun facts!

• There are over 57 million selfies on Instagram.
• 2.3 billion people use social media worldwide, which is almost 66% of all Internet users globally.
• 65% of adults use social media and 90% of people from 18-29-years-old use social media
• In the US alone, we spend almost two hours per day social networking.
• Facebook adds about 500,000 new users a day.
• There are a total of 1.3 billion accounts on Twitter, but only 320 million are active accounts.
• 90% of Instagram users are under the age of 35.
• The most Instagrammed food? Pizza, sushi, and steak.
• 42% of women online use Pinterest.
• 300 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube... every minute.

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Source: Brand Watch