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ReportJune 19, 2018
Social Media Use Continues to Rise in Developing Countries but Plateaus Across Developed Ones

Appendix D: Detailed tables

By Jacob Poushter, Caldwell Bishop and Hanyu Chwe

 

 

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Social Media Use Continues to Rise in Developing Countries but Plateaus Across Developed Ones 1. Across 39 countries, three-quarters say they use the internet 2. Smartphone ownership on the rise in emerging economies 3. Social network adoption varies widely by country Acknowledgments Methodology Appendix A: Economic categorization Appendix B: Country-specific examples of smartphones Appendix C: Country-specific examples of social networking sites
Appendix D: Detailed tables

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