This statistic displays the frequency with which respondents reported visiting social networking sites in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2015. Of respondents with current social networking site profiles, 65 percent reported visiting more than once a day in 2015. The number of daily visits has grown across all categories in the last two years. In 2015, 91 percent of respondents aged 16 to 24 reported ever having set up a social networking profile in the UK.
How often do you visit social networking sites?*
Characteristic
More than 10 times a day (added 2013)
2-10 times a day (since 2013)/ more than once a day (2011-2012)
* The original survey question was: "How often do you visit any social media sites or apps (like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Tumblr or Pinterest), using any device?"
** Dates of most recent survey September to October 2015. N (2013) = 798; n (2014) = 1,093, n (2015) = 1,019.
The source does not provide any information regarding missing percentage points to 100 percent.
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Ofcom. (April 21, 2016). How often do you visit social networking sites?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/271919/frequency-of-social-networking-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. "How often do you visit social networking sites?*." Chart. April 21, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/271919/frequency-of-social-networking-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. (2016). How often do you visit social networking sites?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/271919/frequency-of-social-networking-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. "How Often Do You Visit Social Networking Sites?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Apr 2016, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/271919/frequency-of-social-networking-in-the-uk/
Ofcom, How often do you visit social networking sites?* Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/271919/frequency-of-social-networking-in-the-uk/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
How often do you visit social networking sites?* [Graph], Ofcom, April 21, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/271919/frequency-of-social-networking-in-the-uk/
