
A. Guttmann
Research Lead covering media

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Most popular messenger apps worldwide 2026, by downloads

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Number of active WeChat messenger accounts Q2 2015-Q1 2026

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Global IAP revenue of Tencent's WeChat 2015-YTD 2025

Planned changes in use of selected social media for organic marketing worldwide 2026
Planned changes in the organic use of selected social media for marketing purposes during the following 12 months worldwide as of January 2026

Leading benefits of social media marketing according to marketers worldwide 2026
Leading benefits of social media marketing according to marketers worldwide as of January 2026

Changes in use of video platforms for social media marketing purposes worldwide 2026
Marketers' planned changes in use of selected video platforms for social media marketing purposes worldwide as of January 2026

Share of marketing budgets allocated to social media marketing in the U.S. 2021-2031
Percentage of marketing budgets allocated to social media marketing according to chief marketing officers (CMOs) in the United States from 2021 to 2031

Leading social media platforms used by marketers worldwide 2026
Most used social media platforms by marketers worldwide as of January 2026

Social media platforms for influencer marketing in Western Europe 2025, by country
Most used social media platforms for influencer marketing according to decision makers in selected countries in Western Europe as of October 2025

Major challenges in social media marketing for Chinese advertisers 2024
Major challenges in social media marketing among advertisers in China as of December 2024

Social media marketing spend in Serbia 2024, by platform
Estimated social media marketing investment in Serbia in 2024, by platform (in 1,000 euros)

Social listening usage in marketing strategies in the Americas 2025
Share of professionals using social listening in their social media marketing strategy in the Americas as of January 2025

Change in social listening in marketing worldwide 2025
Share of marketing professionals expecting an increase or decrease in time and resources devoted to social listening worldwide as of February 2025

CTA and social media link rates in e-mail marketing campaigns sent worldwide 2024
Use of call-to-action (CTAs) social media links in e-mail marketing footers in selected countries worldwide as of December 2024

Most important social media platforms for marketers worldwide 2026
Most important social media platforms according to marketers worldwide as of January 2026

Preferred platforms for influencer marketing India 2025
Leading social media platforms for influencer marketing across India in 2025

Social media marketing spend in Serbia 2017-2024
Estimated social media marketing expenditure in Serbia from 2017 to 2024 (in million euros)

Major formats of social marketing in China 2025
Most expected social marketing formats among advertisers in China in 2025

Most important social media platforms according to B2C & B2B marketers worldwide 2026
Most important social media platforms according to business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) marketers worldwide as of January 2026

Growth of social marketing budget in China 2018-2025
Average growth rate of planned social marketing spending among advertisers in China from 2018 to 2023, with estimates till 2025

Importance of influencer promotion in social marketing in China 2019-2025
Share of advertisers focusing on KOL promotion when doing social marketing in China from 2019 to 2024 with an estimate for 2025

Share of marketing budgets devoted to socials in the U.S. 2026, by economic sector
Percentage of marketing budgets allocated to social media marketing according to chief marketing officers (CMOs) in the United States as of January 2026, by economic sector

Number of people subject to social security contributions in Germany 2000-2026
Number of people subject to social security contributions in Germany from 2000 to 2026 (in 1,000)

Most used social media platforms among B2C and B2B marketers worldwide 2026
Most used social media platforms among business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) marketers worldwide as of January 2026

Social commerce revenue worldwide 2020-2030
Social commerce revenue worldwide from 2020 to 2030 (in billion U.S. dollars)

Influencer marketing's impact on consumers' experience on social media in Brazil 2025
Digital influencer marketing's impact on consumers' experience on social media in Brazil as of June 2025

Influencer marketing platform market size worldwide 2022-2027
Influencer marketing platform market size worldwide from 2022 to 2027 (in billion U.S. dollars)

Leading types of followed social media accounts Japan Q2 2025
Most common types of social media accounts followed by internet users in Japan as of 2nd quarter 2025

Most well-known social networks in the United States 2024
Leading social networks ranked by brand awareness in the United States in 2024

Social commerce as share of total e-commerce worldwide 2018-2030
Social commerce as percentage of total e-commerce worldwide from 2018 to 2030

Trust in news shared on social media in the U.S. 2026
Level of trust in news shared on selected social media platforms in the United States as of May 2026

Top ways of managing influencer marketing programs among marketers in the U.S. 2026
Leading ways marketers planned to manage influencer marketing programs in 2026 in the United States as of July 2025

Most well-known social networks in the UK 2024
Leading social networks ranked by brand awareness in the United Kingdom in 2024

Most used social networks 2025, by number of users
Most popular social networks worldwide as of October 2025, by number of monthly active users (in millions)

Most popular social media in China 2025
Monthly usage of major social media platforms in China as of October 2025

Top GenAI challenges for social media marketing according to marketers worldwide 2024
Leading challenges of using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) for social media marketing according to marketers worldwide as of May 2024

Social listening software usage in marketing worldwide 2025
Share of marketing professionals using social listening software worldwide as of February 2025

Most preferred social media for influencer marketing in France 2023
Most used social media platform by influencers in France as of December 2023, by gender

Expected social media usage in holiday shopping in the U.S. 2011-2025
Expected use of social media in holiday shopping in the United States from 2011 to 2025

Most-used social media channels for brand interaction in the U.S. 2025
Social media channels most used by internet users in the United States to interact with brands as of November 2025

Social media ad spending in Chile 2017-2029
Social media advertising spending in Chile from 2017 to 2030 (in millions of U.S. dollars)

Appeal of companies participating in activism on social media in the U.S. 2026
Percentage of adults saying companies participating in activism on social media was the right thing to do in the United States as of February 2026

Leading social media sites in India 2026, by web referral share
Web referral share of leading social media sites across India as of April 2026

U.S. number of retired workers receiving Social Security 2008-2025
Number of retired workers receiving Social Security in the United States from 2008 to 2025 (in millions)

Leading social networks in Sweden 2026, by share of visits
Most popular social networks in Sweden as of May 2026, by share of visits

Leading social networks Norway 2026, by share of visits
Most popular social networks in Norway as of June 2026, by share of visits

Leading social media platforms in Hong Kong 2026, based on market share
Market share of major social media platforms in Hong Kong in May 2026

Brazil: social media visit share 2026
Most popular social media websites in Brazil in May 2026, based on share of visits

Marketing expenses of leading OTAs worldwide 2019-2025
Marketing expenses of leading online travel agencies (OTAs) worldwide from 2019 to 2025 (in million U.S. dollars)

Social media following of MLS teams 2026
Combined social media following of Major League Soccer (MLS) teams as of May 2026 (in 1,000s)

Pinterest: share of social network visits in the (UK) 2015-2026
Social network web visit share held by Pinterest in the United Kingdom (UK) from April 2015 to May 2026

Social network usage for news access worldwide 2019-2026
Share of consumers who used selected social media networks to access news in the last week worldwide from 2019 to 2026

Share of YouTube in mobile social media market India 2020-2026
Share of YouTube in mobile social media market across India from January 2020 to June 2026
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