They social media population reaches three million people. So you may ask, “What’s the big deal”? Well, the global population stands at 7.52 billion. So when you break it down, around 40% of the world’s population regularly connects to social media.
But that’s not all. Over half the world’s population use the Internet daily. Then, take into account over 2/3 of the global population has smartphones. However, if you take the US alone, 83% of us has smartphones. In fact, I know people who swore they would never get one. But today, even they have a smartphone, and social media apps to go with it. There’s no escape anymore. I don’t think too many people want to escape.
Who are the social media winners? Facebook is the biggest one, because they lead the social media lead by a fairly big margin. Facebook alone has over 2 billion accounts. So more than a quarter of the global population uses Facebook. A good second winner is You Tube. Some people in our Boston computer service shop watch You Tube more than network TV. ?Coming in third is What’sApp. They have 1.2 billion accounts. Instagram is holding it’s own with 700 million.
But who are the social media population losers? One loser is Twitter. Of all the major social media companies in this poll, Twitter came in ninth place. They have 328 million accounts. That many sound good to some people, but remember when Twitter was supposed to be the next big thing? Then add the scandals, the layoffs, the bullying, and a certain US President who can’t put Twitter down. More people are turning Twitter off. Not even the NFL can help their matters. Some social platforms, like Uber and Airbnb, are not on the list, yet. But the way they keep growing, they will be. What do you think of this list? I hear people say smartphones and social media are destroying this generation. Are they right?