Most Popular Social Media Networks in the UK
A list of the best social media networking websites in the UK for 2021 with a proven track record in offering a high return on investment for your business products and/or services. We will be updating this list quarterly based on the market as well as our own agency-generated data. See our exclusive table for business networking here.
| Description | UK Users | Total Users | Useful information | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Facebook: | A social networking site that makes it easy to connect with family & friends onlin | 51,150,000 | 2,890,000,000 | Highest traffic occurs between 1-3pm, however more engagement can be found between 7-8pm It is the #1 social network in the world. | |||||
 | YouTube: | YouTube is the foremost website for long-form video content | 35,600,000 | 2,290,000,000 | 1 billion hours of YouTube is watched daily 35% of the UK population actively use the website. | |||||
 | WhatsApp: | A chat aplication that supports photo and video sharing features additionally to text mess | 30,100,000 | 2,000,000,000 | Available in 60 languages. There are over 50 million WhatsApp Business users. | |||||
 | Instagram: | A photo, video and live video sharing platform owned by Facebook | 28,810,000 | 1,380,000,000 | 995 images are uploaded to Instagram every second. 33% of Instagram users are aged between 25 and 34. | |||||
 | Twitter: | A Micro-blogging platform with a strict character count for posts | 17,550,000 | 397,000,000 | 350,000 Tweets are posted every minute. PS: The blue bird is called 'Larry'. | |||||
 | Tik Tok: | Video creation application allowing users to make 15-second long videos. | 17,300,000 | 732,000,000 | 41% of TikTok users are aged between 16 and 24. | |||||
 | LinkedIn: | B2B platform for networking. | 31,200,000 | 740,000,000 | Content creation on LinkedIn increases 60% year-on year. LinkedIn Livestreams increased by 437% over the last year. | |||||
 | Snapchat: | Images and video sharing chat application with built in timers on posts. | 19,800,000 | 514,000,000 | 73% of Gen Zers are on Snapchat. 63% of users open the Snapchat app every day. | |||||
 | Tumblr: | A micro-blogging platform, especially popular amongst young adults and women. | 7,000,000 | 319,000,000 | Tumblr is most popular among young adults: 13% of 18- to-29-year-olds said they used the service. | |||||
 | Reddit: | Karma-based social networking platform featuring entertainment, sports & political posts. | 6,310,000 | 430,000,000 | Reddit is the 18th most visited site in the world. | |||||
 | Skype: | Telecommunications application that provides video & voice calls via the Internet. | 300,000,000 | The mobile app has been downloaded over 1 billion times | ||||||
 | Pinterest: | A visual discovery engine for finding ideas like recipes, home & style inspiration. | 10,300,000 | 478,000,000 | UK is ranked as the 5th country with an audience of 10.38 million users on Pinterest. | |||||
 | Flickr: | Flickr is a photo-sharing platform & social network where users upload photos for others. | 112,000,000 | Flickr offers 1TB of space for free. | ||||||
 | Vimeo: | A video sharing platform that includes features such as live-streaming & customization. | 412,085 | 170,000,000 | Vimeo is home to more than 60 million video creators. | |||||
 | Foursquare: | The most trusted, independent location data platform for understanding how people move . | 50,000,000 | Has more than 55 million monthly active users. | ||||||
 | Medium: | An online publishing platform. | 60,000,000 | Medium was originally an invite-only application. it is now open to anyone. | ||||||
 | F6S: | A Startup community where Startups grow together through Startup Programs, Deals & Jobs. | 2,000,000 | The F6S community includes 16,000 of the world's top corporates, governments, and startup programs. | ||||||
 | Crunchbase: | The leading destination for company insights from early-stage startups to the Fortune 1000 | 150,000 | Over 60 million annual visitors. |
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