Most popular social media platforms of 2021 ranked

In a recent study, done in over 59 countries around the world, research generated data that an average individual has 4 social media applications on their mobile phone. 

Social media platforms are applications that connect you with the world and increase your engagement with all the data that exists in virtual space. but some social media applications are preferred over others. 

The popularity of social media is calculated by the number of users on the application within a year. The popularity of social media changes every year in relation to the trends and usage and advertisement by popular figures, but mostly the social media user count increases over the years. 

 

Here are the top 10 social media applications of the year 2021. 


 

Facebook
:  

  1. Users: 2.91 billion

  2. Introduced in: February 2004

  3. Average user age: 40 years 

 

Youtube

Facebook

  1. Users: 2.6 billion

  2. Introduced in: February 2005

  3. Average user age: 15-40 years

 

WhatsApp:

Facebook

  1. Users: 2 billion 

  2. Introduced in: 2009

  3. Average user age: 26-35 years 

 

Instagram:

Facebook

  1. Users: 1.386 billion

  2. Introduced in: 2010

  3. Average user age: 25-34 years 

 

WeChat:

Facebook

  1. Users: 1.263 billion

  2. Introduced in: 2011

  3. Average user age: 25 to 30 years

 

TikTok:

Facebook

  1. Users: 1 billion 

  2. Introduced in: 2016 

  3. Average user age: 18 - 24 years

 

QQ 

Facebook

  1. Users: 574 million

  2. Introduced in: 2009

  3. Average user age: 24-32 years

 

Sina Weibo:

Facebook

  1. Users: 573 million

  2. Introduced in: August 2009

  3. Average user age: below 20 years old

 

Telegram:

Facebook

  1. Users: 550 million 

  2. Introduced in: 2013

  3. Average user age: 25-34 year

 

Snapchat:

Facebook

  1. Users: 319 million

  2. Introduced in: September 2011

  3. Average user age: under 25 years old