Everyone seems to be sharing their lives on social networks. Some people have accounts on several social networks at the same time! People share many things on their social networks with friends and sometimes even with strangers. Arenโt you curious as to what they share? Check out our infographic, โWhat People Share On Social Networksโ to get the low down on whatโs really going on out there, socially speaking!
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Pictures | 43% |
Opinions | 26% |
Status update of what and how they are doing | 26% |
Links to articles | 26% |
Personal recommendations of things they like | 25% |
News items | 22% |
Links to other websites | 21% |
Links to other peopleโs post | 21% |
Status update of what they are feeling | 19% |
Video clips | 17% |
Plans for future activities, trips and plans | 9% |
Sharing photos is the most popular activity on Facebook and Google+. On Twitter, posting daily activity updates seems to be popular with most people.
Activities | Active Desktop Facebook Users (Millions) | Active MobileFacebook Users (Millions) | Active Tablet Facebook Users (Millions) |
Uploaded and shared photos | 476.59 | 239.17 | 108.37 |
Posted comment about daily activities | 349.6 | 184.71 | 87.86 |
Shared a link to an article | 287.82 | 112.19 | 67.37 |
Shared videos created by other users | 259.86 | 93.31 | 54.64 |
Activities | Active Desktop TwitterUsers (Millions) | Active Mobile TwitterUsers (Millions) | Active Tablet Twitter Users (Millions) |
Posted comment about daily activities | 140.86 | 94.15 | 51.63 |
Uploaded and shared photos | 171.75 | 96.24 | 55.23 |
Shared link to blogs | 118.08 | 65.60 | 40.86 |
Shared a link to an article | 109.15 | 61.26 | 39.10 |
Shared videos created by other users | 97.08 | 53.10 | 34.91 |
Activities | Active Desktop Google+Users (Millions) | Active Mobile Google+Users (Millions) | Active Tablet Google+Users (Millions) |
Uploaded and shared photos | 206.74 | 103.54 | 60.20 |
Shared link to blogs | 136.42 | 66.88 | 39.25 |
Shared a link to an article | 127.44 | 62.95 | 41.43 |
Posted comment about daily activities | 135.12 | 76.24 | 49.07 |
Watched videos clips created by other internet users | 124.89 | 55.54 | 39.52 |
49% | Share information on products they like with a hope to changeย opinions orย encourage action |
68% | Share to giveย people a betterย sense of who theyย are and whatย they care about |
73% | Share informationย because it helpsย them connect withย others who shareย their interests |
78% | Share informationย online because it letsย them stay connectedย to people they mayย not otherwise stayย in touch with |
69% | Shareย informationย because it allowsย them to feel moreย involved in the world |
84% | Share becauseย it is a way toย support causes orย issues they careย about |
US residents are most likely to share news clips |
UK residents are most likely to share travel, news and education clips |
Indians are most likely to share film or movie trailers |
Indonesians are most likely to share fashion or style content |
If we map the most shared articles across the web to an emotion, the most shared emotions will be as follows.
Awe | 25% |
Laughter | 17% |
Amusement | 15% |
Joy | 14% |
Anger | 6% |
Empathy | 6% |
Surprise | 2% |
Sadness | 1% |
In the US, users are most likely to get shared content that isโฆ.
Humorous | 85.7% |
Sporty | 61.0% |
Political | 48.8% |
โฆ and least likely to be shared is content related with
Pornography | 7.3% |
Social Media Game scores | 12.2% |
4.75 billion items are shared each day on Facebook |
66% of total social media sharing is from the Facebook iPhone app |
The number one life event reported by Facebook users is โadding a relationshipโ |
Average number of followers per twitter user is 208 |
Added a relationship, got engaged or got married |
Traveled |
Moved |
Ended a relationship |
First met a friend |
Added a family member, expecting a baby or had a baby |
Got a pet |
Lost a loved one |
Got a piercing |
Quit a habit |
Sex | | | Google+ |
Male | 57% | 61% | 63% |
Female | 43% | 39% | 37% |
Age | | | Google+ |
16-24 | 25% | 28% | 28% |
25-34 | 31% | 34% | 33% |
35-44 | 23% | 23% | 22% |
45-54 | 13% | 10% | 11% |
55-64 | 8% | 5% | 5% |
Turkey | 93% |
Mexico | 89% |
Brazil | 88% |
India | 88% |
Indonesia | 88% |
Argentina | 86% |
South Africa | 86% |
China | 85% |
Russia | 79% |
Saudi Arabia | 78% |
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