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Social media penetration in the Netherlands 2018, by social network

Number of individuals using the leading social media platforms in the Netherlands in 2018, by social network (in million users)

The data shows the number of individuals using the leading social media platforms in the Netherlands in 2018, by social network (in million users). WhatsApp and Facebook remain especially popular among the Dutch. The number of daily active users of WhatsApp, Facebook, Youtube, Instagram and Snapchat in the Netherlands has increased from 2016 to 2017. As of 2018, roughly 11 million individuals in the Netherlands used Facebook. 8.3 million of these used Facebook on a daily basis.

Relatively new social media platforms like Snapchat are especially popular among younger audiences as can be seen from the growing number of Snapchat users under 40 years old.

WhatsApp 8.3 11.5
Facebook 7.6 10.8
YouTube 2.2 8
LinkedIn 0.5 4.4
Instagram 2.1 4.1
Pinterest 0.59 3
Twitter 1.01 2.8
Snapchat 1.33 2.4
Tumblr 0.14 0.4
WeChat 0.11 0.2
Foursquare 0.07 0.2