Social Marketing Stats for 2022

Social Media Marketing is a vital portion of a well-rounded omnichannel marketing plan. It is important to keep up with the changing demographics and content preferences for each platform to ensure that you are sending out the right message in the right format at the right time.

Today, we will look at the demographics for social media as a whole and by platform; plus, we will look at which content formats are making the most impact. Our goal was to pull the most recent data from across the internet and put it all in one place for your ease.

Demographics, Time Spent, and Purpose for Social Media as a whole

Social Media, once the purview of the young, is now widely used by all age groups. The majority of the world's population utilizes at least one social media platform. The continued growth of social media use increases its importance for branding and sales.

Social Media is used by:

84% of Americans aged 18-29
81% of Americans aged 30-49
73% of Americans aged 50-64
45% of Americans aged 65 and above
58.4% of the world's population
72% of adults make use of at least one social media platform.
8 is the number of the accounts used by the average social media user

Time Spent on social media

2.5 hours daily is the average time an American spends on social media
2 hours and 27 minutes is the worldwide usage average
81% of time spent on social occurs via mobile device

What people are using social media for

54% use social to research products
33% of people use social media to contact companies
63% of people expect companies to take customer service communications via social
130,000,000 people interact with shopping posts monthly
95% of all social users follow at least one brand through their accounts

Most Popular Social Networks Worldwide

According to Statista in their January 2022 report, based on monthly users worldwide, the following are social networks in order of popularity:

1) Facebook

2) YouTube

3)WhatsApp

4) Instagram

5)Weixin/ WeChat

6) TikTok

7) Facebook Messenger

8) Douyin

9) Q.Q.

10) Sinaweibo

11) Kuaishau

12) Snap

13) Telegram

14) Pinterest

15) Twitter

16) Reddit

17) Quora

Statistics by Platform

Facebook

Facebook is trending towards older users. While still receiving the largest share of marketing ad budgets, their dominance is waning. Organically, it can be the hardest platform for gaining attention.

Demographics:

3.8% of Facebook users are under the age of 17
Facebook's average user is trending older. More people over the age of 50 use the app than those under 30
10.4% of Facebook users are over the age of 65
More males (56.6%) than females (43.4%) utilize Facebook
India (320,000,000) and the U.S. (190,000,000) are the top two populations that use the app
$60,000- $70,000, the average income of more than 80% of Facebook users
70%, the rough percentage of U.S. adults that have Facebook accounts

Other Stats:

0.29% is the average engagement rate for pages that have less than 10,000 fans
0.05% is the average engagement rate for pages with more than 100,000 fans
No single post can go viral and be seen by the majority of Facebook users

Instagram

Instagram is the Meta, the new name for the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, etc,. product currently being utilized by the younger generations. It is a strong platform for marketers as users of this site are actively looking for products to purchase. This platform offers great opportunities for Influencer Marketing.

Demographics

61.6% of Instagram users are between the ages of 18-34
8.5% of people under 18 utilize the app
2.1% of the app's users are over 65
Male and female usage of the app is roughly even at 50.7% and 49.3%, respectively

Other Stats

500,000 is the rough number of influencers producing content on Instagram
2,000,000,000 is the approximate number of monthly active users on this app
90% of the users of this app follow at least one business
83% of people use the app to discover products and services

TikTok

TikTok is the rising star of the social media world. It caters to a younger audience, but more and more people of all ages join the app daily. Businesses' marketing efforts are starting to take off on the platform, but remember their saying, “don't make ads; make TikToks.” Marketers looking at this platform should focus their efforts on producing ad content that does not interrupt (take away from the fun content atmosphere) on this platform.

Demographics:

45% of all TikTok users are between 18-24 years old
68% of TikTok users are under 30
More than one-quarter of TikTok users are under the age of 18
More females (56.1%) than males (43.9%) use the app
Americans use the app more than any other population in the world, followed by Indonesia

Other Stats

1 hour and 8 minutes is the average time users spend on this app daily
1 billion + active monthly users
50,000+ Influencers on TikTok

LinkedIn is the king of social media when it comes to recruitment. While most users see it as a site for placing your resume and accomplishments, as well as hunting jobs, LinkedIn is also a growing marketplace for content creators and B2B business marketing. This platform is a great resource for personal and business branding and thought leadership.

Demographics:

59% of LinkedIn users are between the ages of 25-34, followed by 18-24 at 20.4%, then 35-54-year-olds at 17.7%
More men (57.2%) use the app than women (42.8%)

Other Stats:

More than 75 applications are submitted each second on the app
49,000,000 use the app to search for jobs weekly
Has more than 185,000,000 members
40,000,000 LinkedIn users are decision-makers in their respective companies
94% of B2B marketers use LinkedIn as the main platform for their content
Roughly 50% of all traffic from social to B2B websites comes from LinkedIn

Twitter

Twitter is the place for live news aggregation. Like YouTube, Twitter is one of the few social platforms whose content will help you rank on Google. For businesses, it has immense value as a customer service channel.

Demographics:

59.2% of users are between the ages of 25-49
17.1% of people over the age of 50 use the app
More men (56.4%) than women (43.6%) can be found using Twitter

Other Stats:

83% of world leaders utilize Twitter
40+% of account holders check the site daily
80% of Twitter users have tweeted least once about a brand

YouTube

YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world. This platform is a must for your marketing efforts. From fun content to behind the scenes to how-to videos, short or long form content, YouTube allows you to do it all, and the best part is your content ranks.

Demographics:

90+% of all people between 18 and 49 use this app
49% of people 65+ use this app
60+% of users visit this site at least once daily
More men (54.2%) than women (45.8%) utilize this app.

Other Stats:

one-quarter of worldwide traffic from mobile devices is from YouTube.
1,000,000,000+ hours of video are watched on the platform daily
10 minutes is the average video length on the site
70% of viewers are watching from mobile

Social Sites that see the most engagement

According to Social Media Insider, TikTok sees the most engagement out of the four major platforms in the U.S. Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter have seen engagement drop over the last year.

According to their report, Average Engagement Rate for all industries:

	2021	2022
TikTok	5.11%	5.96%
Instagram	.90%	.83%
Facebook	.20%	.13%
Twitter	.06%	.05%

Most effective content

By far, the most effective content today is video. Unfortunately, most businesses have not yet made video their primary content style. Influencers and user-generated content also show a higher engagement rate than traditional business posts. For 2022, your goal should be to diversify your content offerings.

85% of marketers agree that Short-form videos are the most effective
When videos are used on Twitter, their engagement rate rises to .17% versus the average rate of .05%
On TikTok, 80% of the best-performing videos utilize music
Videos on Facebook see an engagement rate of .09% higher than average
2-5 minutes is the ideal video length for increased engagement on Facebook
70% of all content on Facebook and Instagram is photos
Facebook live engagement is 26%
On Instagram, Carousel posts have the most engagement at 1.08%, followed by pictures at 0.81% and videos at 0.61%
Tweets that feature GIFS show 55% more engagement than average
Long-form content and linked YouTube videos get the most shares on LinkedIn
Influencer content is seeing a 7% increase in sales vs. traditional content
Click Through Rate is two times higher than average for influencers' posts
Almost 50% of consumers stated that they rely on Influencers' recommendations before making purchases
80% of people don't mind brand content that sells, as long as it is fun/entertaining, useful/informative, or emotionally moving
50% of people say that relying only on humor for your content can feel outdated
Click Through Rate is two times higher than average for influencers' posts

Marketing

Marketing teams are set to spend more money on social marketing this year than ever before. Social media RIO, particularly in brand awareness, can't be beaten.

$40,000,000,000 was spent on social advertising in 2020
Almost 75% of marketing professionals stated that social media effectively marketed their businesses.
71% of all small and medium-sized businesses utilize social media as part of their marketing strategy
Once a day is the most common posting frequency for small to medium businesses.

Conclusion

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