STUDY: Young People More Likely To Use Social Media in Developing Countries
Pew found that 72 percent of users surveyed said they use social media to discuss movies and music; 56 percent talked about sports; 37 percent about products; 34 percent about politics and only 30 percent said they use Facebook or Twitter to discuss religion.
A new Pew Research Center study details the internet and social media usage in developing nations, showing that social media use is more popular among young people.
Among respondents, 93 percent of internet users in the Philippines said they used social media, with Kenya coming in second at 88 percent:
Among people in emerging and developing nations who have access to the internet, nearly two-thirds (a median of 66 percent) access it daily. And among internet users in those countries, a median of 82 percent use social networking sites, such as Facebook and Twitter.
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