The graphs give information about the number of hours people spent on social media every day between 2010 and 2016 and also provide the reasons why they used them.
Overall, it is clear that Snapchat was the most popular site over the period and remained high throughout. It was closely followed by facebook, which declined gradually in 2016. Instagram's popularity varied considerably from year to year, staring low, but eventually exceeding facebook in popularity. LinkedIn was less popular overall, but increased moderately over the period.
In 2010, people spent more than 4 hours on daily basis on facebook which is double than Instagram. It rose slightly till the year 2014 for 5 hours but dropped significantly in 2016 to 4 hours. Instagram had variety of figures over the period, in 2010, people spent just over 2 hours and this rose sharply in 2012 and again dipped down in 2014. At last it reached 4 and half hour of usage.
In term of snapchat, which spent highest number of hours between 2010 and 2016 and the figures fluctuated by an hour. It started from 5 hours and ends with 6 hours in 2016. In contrast, people spent the fewest hours on LinkedIn, which accounts for half an hour but its usage got increased gradually year by year provided that, in 2014, users spent almost 2 hours and fell again after 2 years.
Interestingly, people used social media for communication most and least for videos, considering 58% and 9% respectively. 10% and 23% people using applications for play games and shopping individually.
The graphs give information about the number of
hours
people
spent
on social media every day between 2010 and 2016 and
also
provide the reasons why they
used
them.
Overall
, it is
clear
that Snapchat was the most popular site
over
the period and remained high throughout. It was
closely
followed by
facebook
, which declined
gradually
in 2016. Instagram's popularity varied
considerably
from
year
to
year
, staring low,
but
eventually
exceeding
facebook
in popularity. LinkedIn was less popular
overall
,
but
increased
moderately
over
the period.
In 2010,
people
spent
more than 4
hours
on daily basis on
facebook
which is double than Instagram. It rose
slightly
till the
year
2014 for 5
hours
but
dropped
significantly
in 2016 to 4
hours
. Instagram had variety of figures
over
the period, in 2010,
people
spent
just
over
2
hours
and this rose
sharply
in 2012 and again dipped down in 2014. At
last it
reached 4 and half
hour
of usage.
In term of
snapchat
, which
spent
highest
number of
hours
between 2010 and 2016 and the figures fluctuated by an
hour
. It
started
from 5
hours
and ends with 6
hours
in 2016.
In contrast
,
people
spent
the fewest
hours
on LinkedIn, which accounts for half an
hour
but
its usage
got
increased
gradually
year
by
year
provided that, in 2014, users
spent
almost 2
hours
and fell again after 2 years.
Interestingly
,
people
used
social media for communication most and least for videos, considering 58% and 9%
respectively
. 10% and 23%
people
using applications for play games and shopping
individually
.