Social Media Universe

Social Media MAUs, 2020

This excellent infographic from Visual Capitalist illustrates the user base size of the most popular social media channels, as measured by Monthly Active Users.

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Digital Illiteracy [CHART]

Chart: Digital Illiteracy

A Pew Research Center survey finds that Americans’ understanding of technology-related issues varies greatly depending on the topic, term or concept.

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Weekly Commercial Message Consumption Frequency [CHART]

Chart: Weekly Commercial Message Consumption Frequency

While very few marketers would dispute the effectiveness of personalization, there are still barriers to being able to personalize at scale, namely the time and cost involved in creating personalized content. A survey of more than 1,000 US consumers from Periscope by McKinsey shares some insights on personalized messages and what consumers think of them.

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WhatsApp Users By Race/Ethnicity [CHART]

Chart: WhatsApp Users By Race/Ethnicity

eMarketer estimates that more than half of the US Hispanic population will use messaging app WhatsApp at least monthly this year. The platform’s US Hispanic user base of 32 million is growing because of its data cost savings, messaging encryption capabilities and popularity in Latin American countries.

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