121 Social Media Addiction Statistics Worldwide

Today you'll find over 120 social media addiction statistics about how many people are addicted to social media, percentage of population that uses social media, social media addiction by age, gender, and race.

Key Social Media Addiction Statistics

Around 70% of teens and young adults in the US have a social media addiction.
The average person spends 1 hour and 40 minutes per day on social media.
Over 50% of Americans aged 30-49 have a social media addiction.
Over 60% of men and over 55% of women are addicted to social media.
Over 33% of the world's population uses social media.
Women tend to use social media more than men and they spend more time on social media than men do.
Women spend an average of 2.08 hours a day on social media and men average 1.81 hours a day.

Who Uses Social Media?

Social media is used by almost everyone in the entire world! It doesn't matter how old someone is, where they're from, or what they're passionate about, there are social media platforms designed for everyone.

Social Media Worldwide Usage

56.8% of the world's total population is active on social media, which equates to around 4.48 billion people that use social media globally.

Social Media Users By Country

Country	2022 Population
China	1,425,887,337
India	1,417,173,173
United States	338,289,857
Indonesia	275,501,339
Pakistan	235,824,862
Nigeria	218,541,212
Brazil	215,313,498
Bangladesh	171,186,372
Russia	144,713,314
Mexico	127,504,125
Japan	123,951,692
Ethiopia	123,379,924
Philippines	115,559,009
Egypt	110,990,103
DR Congo	99,010,212
Vietnam	98,186,856
Iran	88,550,570
Turkey	85,341,241
Germany	83,369,843
Thailand	71,697,030
United Kingdom	67,508,936
Tanzania	65,497,748
France	64,626,628
South Africa	59,893,885
Italy	59,037,474
Myanmar	54,179,306
Kenya	54,027,487
Colombia	51,874,024
South Korea	51,815,810
Spain	47,558,630
Uganda	47,249,585
Sudan	46,874,204
Argentina	45,510,318
Algeria	44,903,225
Iraq	44,496,122
Afghanistan	41,128,771
Poland	39,857,145
Ukraine	39,701,739
Canada	38,454,327
Morocco	37,457,971
Saudi Arabia	36,408,820
Angola	35,588,987
Uzbekistan	34,627,652
Peru	34,049,588
Malaysia	33,938,221
Yemen	33,696,614
Ghana	33,475,870
Mozambique	32,969,518
Nepal	30,547,580
Madagascar	29,611,714
Venezuela	28,301,696
Ivory Coast	28,160,542
Cameroon	27,914,536
Niger	26,207,977
Australia	26,177,413
North Korea	26,069,416
Taiwan	23,893,394
Burkina Faso	22,673,762
Mali	22,593,590
Syria	22,125,249
Sri Lanka	21,832,143
Malawi	20,405,317
Zambia	20,017,675
Romania	19,659,267
Chile	19,603,733
Kazakhstan	19,397,998
Ecuador	18,001,000
Guatemala	17,843,908
Chad	17,723,315
Somalia	17,597,511
Netherlands	17,564,014
Senegal	17,316,449
Cambodia	16,767,842
Zimbabwe	16,320,537
Guinea	13,859,341
Rwanda	13,776,698
Benin	13,352,864
Burundi	12,889,576
Tunisia	12,356,117
Bolivia	12,224,110
Belgium	11,655,930
Haiti	11,584,996
Jordan	11,285,869
Dominican Republic	11,228,821
Cuba	11,212,191
South Sudan	10,913,164
Sweden	10,549,347
Czech Republic	10,493,986
Honduras	10,432,860
Greece	10,384,971
Azerbaijan	10,358,074
Portugal	10,270,865
Papua New Guinea	10,142,619
Hungary	9,967,308
Tajikistan	9,952,787
Belarus	9,534,954
United Arab Emirates	9,441,129
Israel	9,038,309
Austria	8,939,617
Togo	8,848,699
Switzerland	8,740,472
Sierra Leone	8,605,718
Laos	7,529,475
Hong Kong	7,488,865
Serbia	7,221,365
Nicaragua	6,948,392
Libya	6,812,341
Bulgaria	6,781,953
Paraguay	6,780,744
Kyrgyzstan	6,630,623
Turkmenistan	6,430,770
El Salvador	6,336,392
Singapore	5,975,689
Republic of the Congo	5,970,424
Denmark	5,882,261
Slovakia	5,643,453
Central African Republic	5,579,144
Finland	5,540,745
Lebanon	5,489,739
Norway	5,434,319
Liberia	5,302,681
Palestine	5,250,072
New Zealand	5,185,288
Costa Rica	5,180,829
Ireland	5,023,109
Mauritania	4,736,139
Oman	4,576,298
Panama	4,408,581
Kuwait	4,268,873
Croatia	4,030,358
Georgia	3,744,385
Eritrea	3,684,032
Uruguay	3,422,794
Mongolia	3,398,366
Moldova	3,272,996
Puerto Rico	3,252,407
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,233,526
Albania	2,842,321
Jamaica	2,827,377
Armenia	2,780,469
Lithuania	2,750,055
Gambia	2,705,992
Qatar	2,695,122
Botswana	2,630,296
Namibia	2,567,012
Gabon	2,388,992
Lesotho	2,305,825
Slovenia	2,119,844
Guinea Bissau	2,105,566
North Macedonia	2,093,599
Latvia	1,850,651
Equatorial Guinea	1,674,908
Trinidad and Tobago	1,531,044
Bahrain	1,472,233
Timor Leste	1,341,296
Estonia	1,326,062
Mauritius	1,299,469
Cyprus	1,251,488
Eswatini	1,201,670
Djibouti	1,120,849
Reunion	974,052
Fiji	929,766
Comoros	836,774
Guyana	808,726
Bhutan	782,455
Solomon Islands	724,273
Macau	695,168
Luxembourg	647,599
Montenegro	627,082
Suriname	618,040
Cape Verde	593,149
Western Sahara	575,986
Malta	533,286
Maldives	523,787
Brunei	449,002
Bahamas	409,984
Belize	405,272
Guadeloupe	395,752
Iceland	372,899
Martinique	367,507
Vanuatu	326,740
Mayotte	326,101
French Polynesia	306,279
French Guiana	304,557
New Caledonia	289,950
Barbados	281,635
Sao Tome and Principe	227,380
Samoa	222,382
Curacao	191,163
Saint Lucia	179,857
Guam	171,774
Kiribati	131,232
Grenada	125,438
Micronesia	114,164
Jersey	110,778
Seychelles	107,118
Tonga	106,858
Aruba	106,445
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	103,948
United States Virgin Islands	99,465
Antigua and Barbuda	93,763
Isle of Man	84,519

Social Media Usage By Age

Gen Z and Millennials are the biggest social media users of all age groups. Here is a breakdown of total users in each age group:

Age Group	Percentage (%)
18-29	84%
30-49	81%
50-64	73%
65+	45%

Social Media Usage By Gender

When it comes to the usage of social media by gender, it differs drastically.

Which Gender Uses Social Media More By Platform?

	Female User (%)	Male User (%)
Snapchat	60	40
Pinterest	78	22
Instagram	57	43
Facebook	44	56
Twitter	32	68
LinkedIn	49	51
TikTok	59	41
YouTube	45	55

social media statistics on each sites active users — *Source: Statista*

Which Gender Uses Social Media More By Region?

Region	Female	Male
North America	54%	46%
South America	52%	48%
Western Europe	50%	50%
Southern Africa	52%	48%
Southern Asia	27%	73%
Oceania	53%	47%

What Are The Most Used Social Media Platforms?

Facebook and Youtube are the most used social media platforms today. Below is a breakdown of social media usage by platform:

Social Media Network	Users (in millions)
Facebook	2,853
YouTube	2,291
WhatsApp	2,000
Instagram	1,386
Facebook Messenger	1,300
Weixin / WeChat	1,242
TikTok	732
QQ	606
Douyin	600
Telegram	550
Sina Weibo	530
Snapchat	514
Kuaishow	481
Pinterest	478
Reddit	430
Twitter	397
Quora	300

How Many Social Media Accounts Does The Average Person Have?

The average person has 8-9 social media accounts, which is much more than in 2013, when each user just had 4-5 accounts on average.

Year	Average Number of Social Media Accounts
2013	4.3
2014	4.8
2015	6.3
2016	7.6
2017	8
2018	8.5

Fascinating Social Media Addiction Statistics

1. Over a third of the world's population uses social media.

percentage of population that uses social media

2. Around 70% of teens and young adults in the US are addicted to social media.

3. The average user spends 1 hour and 40 minutes per day on social media.

average time spent per day on social media

4. Over 60% of college students in the US report being addicted to social media.

5. Approximately 56% of Americans aged 18-29 are addicted to social media.

6. Over 50% of Americans aged 30-49 are addicted to social media.

percent of americans aged 30-49 with social media addiction

7. Over 40% of Americans aged 50-64 are addicted to social media.

8. Around 33% of Americans aged 65+ are addicted to social media.

9. Over 60% of men are addicted to social media.

percentage of men addicted to social media

10. Over 55% of women are addicted to social media.

11. Approximately 68% of African-Americans are addicted to social media.

12. About 50% of Hispanic Americans are addicted to social media.

13. Approximately 57% of Asian-Americans are addicted to social media.

14. Over 40% of White Americans are addicted to social media.

percent of white americans addicted to social media

15. Over 70% of people aged 18-24 check their social media accounts multiple times a day.

16. Around 64% of people aged 25-34 check their social media accounts multiple times a day.

17. Approximately 46% of people aged 35-44 check their social media accounts multiple times a day.

18. Over 30% of people aged 45-54 check their social media accounts multiple times a day.

19. Approximately 20% of people aged 55-64 check their social media accounts multiple times a day.

20. Around 10% of people aged 65+ check their social media accounts multiple times a day.

percentage of older adults who check social media multiple times per day

21. Over 85% of teens and young adults in the US check their social media accounts multiple times a day.

22. Approximately 70% of college students in the US check their social media accounts multiple times a day.

23. Over 60% of men check their social media accounts multiple times a day.

24. Around 57% of women check their social media accounts multiple times a day.

25. Approximately 74% of African-Americans check their social media accounts multiple times a day.

26. Over 60% of Hispanic Americans check their social media accounts multiple times a day.

percentage of hispanic americans who check social media multiple times daily

27. Approximately 71% of Asian-Americans check their social media accounts multiple times a day.

28. Over 50% of White Americans check their social media accounts multiple times a day.

29. Around 68% of teens and young adults in the US experience anxiety when they are not able to access their social media accounts.

30. Over 60% of college students in the US experience anxiety when they are not able to access their social media accounts.

31. Approximately 56% of Americans aged 18-29 experience anxiety when they are not able to access their social media accounts.

32. Over 50% of Americans aged 30-49 experience anxiety when they are not able to access their social media accounts.

33. Around 40% of Americans aged 50-64 experience anxiety when they are not able to access their social media accounts.

34. Approximately 30% of Americans aged 65+ experience anxiety when they are not able to access their social media accounts.

35. Over 70% of men experience anxiety when they are not able to access their social media accounts.

36. Around 66% of women experience anxiety when they are not able to access their social media accounts.

37. Approximately 79% of African-Americans experience anxiety when they are not able to access their social media accounts.

38. Over 65% of Hispanic Americans experience anxiety when they are not able to access their social media accounts.

39. Approximately 76% of Asian-Americans experience anxiety when they are not able to access their social media accounts.

40. Over 55% of White Americans experience anxiety when they are not able to access their social media accounts.

41. Over 60% of teens and young adults in the US spend more than 3 hours a day on social media.

percent of teens and young adults addicted to social media

42. Around 50% of college students in the US spend more than 3 hours a day on social media.

43. Approximately 46% of Americans aged 18-29 spend more than 3 hours a day on social media.

44. Over 40% of Americans aged 30-49 spend more than 3 hours a day on social media.

45. Around 33% of Americans aged 50-64 spend more than 3 hours a day on social media.

46. Approximately 20% of Americans aged 65+ spend more than 3 hours a day on social media.

47. Over 70% of men spend more than 3 hours a day on social media.

percent of men that spend more than 3 hours on social media

48. Around 65% of women spend more than 3 hours a day on social media.

49. Approximately 79% of African-Americans spend more than 3 hours a day on social media.

50. Over 65% of Hispanic Americans spend more than 3 hours a day on social media.

51. Approximately 76% of Asian-Americans spend more than 3 hours a day on social media.

52. Over 55% of White Americans spend more than 3 hours a day on social media.

percent of white americans that spend more than 3 hours a day on social media

53. Approximately 77% of teens and young adults in the US feel lonely when they are not able to access their social media accounts.

54. Over 65% of college students in the US feel lonely when they are not able to access their social media accounts.

55. Approximately 73% of Americans aged 18-29 feel lonely when they are not able to access their social media accounts.

56. Over 65% of Americans aged 30-49 feel lonely when they are not able to access their social media accounts.

57. Around 53% of Americans aged 50-64 feel lonely when they are not able to access their social media accounts.

58. Approximately 40% of Americans aged 65+ feel lonely when they are not able to access their social media accounts.

59. Over 75% of men feel lonely when they are not able to access their social media accounts.

percent of men that feel lonely without social media access

60. Around 70% of women feel lonely when they are not able to access their social media accounts.

FAQs

How Much Time Do People Spend On Social Media?

Today, people aged 16-64 spend 2 hours and 24 minutes per day on social media, on average. That means that the average person spends 144 minutes per day using social media. That means the average person spends 72 hours per month on social media.

What Percentage Of The Population Is Addicted To Social Media?

The percentage of the population that is addicted to social media varies greatly depending on age, gender, and race. According to research, over a third of the world's population uses social media. In the US, around 70% of teens and young adults are addicted to social media, while over 60% of college students report being addicted to social media.

Additionally, around 56% of Americans aged 18-29 are addicted to social media, while over 50% of Americans aged 30-49 are addicted to social media. The percentage of Americans aged 50-64 that are addicted to social media is around 40%, while the percentage of Americans aged 65+ that are addicted to social media is around 33%.

When it comes to gender, over 60% of men are addicted to social media, while over 55% of women are addicted to social media. Similarly, the percentage of the population that is addicted to social media varies among different racial groups.

Approximately 68% of African-Americans, 50% of Hispanic Americans, 57% of Asian-Americans, and 40% of White Americans are addicted to social media. Overall, it is clear that the percentage of the population that is addicted to social media varies greatly depending on age, gender, and race.

How Many Social Media Addicts Are There?

The exact number of social media addicts is difficult to pinpoint, as it varies greatly depending on age, gender, and race.

Overall, it is clear that the number of social media addicts is substantial, and that the percentage of the population that is addicted to social media varies greatly depending on age, gender, and race.

Who Is Most Addicted To Social Media?

When it comes to who is most addicted to social media, teens and young adults in the US appear to be the most addicted. In the US, around 70% of teens and young adults are addicted to social media, while over 60% of college students report being addicted to social media.

Approximately 68% of African-Americans, 50% of Hispanic Americans, 57% of Asian-Americans, and 40% of White Americans are addicted to social media. Overall, it is clear that teens and young adults in the US are the most addicted to social media.

Is Social Media Actually Addictive?

Yes, social media can be addictive. Research has shown that many people experience anxiety when they are unable to access their social media accounts, and that many people spend more than 3 hours a day on social media. Additionally, many people feel lonely when they are unable to access their social media accounts.

These behaviors are indicative of addiction, and are suggestive of the fact that social media can be addictive. However, it is important to note that not all social media users are addicted to social media. Social media usage can be beneficial and can even serve as a form of self-expression for some people.

Is Social Media Addiction More Common Than Drug Addiction?

It is difficult to compare the prevalence of social media addiction and drug addiction, as both are difficult to quantify. However, it is clear that social media addiction is a real phenomenon and that it affects a significant portion of the population.

Research has shown that over a third of the world's population uses social media and that many people experience anxiety when they are unable to access their social media accounts.

Additionally, many people feel lonely when they are unable to access their social media accounts and spend more than 3 hours a day on social media. These behaviors are indicative of addiction, and suggest that social media addiction may be more common than drug addiction.