This statistic presents the share of Generation X worldwide who have and actively use selected social media accounts in the fourth quarter of 2017. During the reported time period, 81 percent of Gen Xers had a Facebook account, and 77 percent of them actively used it.
Social media account ownership and usage of Gen X users worldwide as of 4th quarter 2017
Generation X respondents are born between years 1964 to 1982.
Question: "Which of the following sites / applications have you visited or used in the past month via your PC/Laptop, Mobile or Tablet? // Which of the following services
have you actively engaged with or contributed to in the past month via any device?"
Active usage refers to the user either visiting or using the listed social platforms in the last month.
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GWI. (May 6, 2018). Social media account ownership and usage of Gen X users worldwide as of 4th quarter 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/307009/social-media-account-ownership-and-use-worldwide-generation-x/
GWI. "Social media account ownership and usage of Gen X users worldwide as of 4th quarter 2017." Chart. May 6, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/307009/social-media-account-ownership-and-use-worldwide-generation-x/
GWI. (2018). Social media account ownership and usage of Gen X users worldwide as of 4th quarter 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/307009/social-media-account-ownership-and-use-worldwide-generation-x/
GWI. "Social Media Account Ownership and Usage of Gen X Users Worldwide as of 4th Quarter 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 May 2018, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/307009/social-media-account-ownership-and-use-worldwide-generation-x/
GWI, Social media account ownership and usage of Gen X users worldwide as of 4th quarter 2017 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/307009/social-media-account-ownership-and-use-worldwide-generation-x/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Social media account ownership and usage of Gen X users worldwide as of 4th quarter 2017 [Graph], GWI, May 6, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/307009/social-media-account-ownership-and-use-worldwide-generation-x/
