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Social Media Statistics Australia – January 2017

David Correll on February 1, 2017 | Australia | Comments (17)

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Over the summer months in Australia we generally see an uptick in social media activity as people take time off work and school to enjoy the summer holidays.

Selfies at the beach, photos with family and friends and getting outdoors gives us plenty of reason to post more content to social media sites.

It is also a time where new users sign up to social networking sites as a result of the increased activity by existing users.

Facebook has also since an increase, now up to 16 million active Australian users. The questions is how many more can they get?

Social Media Statistics Australia - January 2017

1. Facebook – 15,000,000 users
2. YouTube – 14,800,000 UAVs
3. WordPress.com – 5,150,000
4. Instagram – 5,000,000 Monthly Active Australian Users (Facebook/ Instagram data)
5. Snapchat – 4,000,000 DAILY Active Australian Users (Snapchat data)
6. Tumblr – 4,000,000
7. LinkedIn – 3,600,000
8. WhatsApp – 3,100,000 Active Australian Users (30% increase since 2015)
9. Twitter – 2,800,000 Monthly Active Australian Users approx
10. TripAdvisor – 2,800,000
11. Tinder – 2,000,000 Australian users (my estimation)
12. Blogspot- 1,700,000
13. Yelp – 1,550,000
14. Flickr – 500,000
15. Pinterest – 280,000
16. Reddit – 100,000
17. MySpace – 80,000
18. Google Plus – 60,000 monthly active Australian users approx (my estimation *revised*)
19. StumbleUpon – 39,000
20. Foursquare/Swarm – 11,000
21. Digg – 10,000
22. Periscope – 9,000
23. Delicious – 8,000

(All figures represent the number of Unique Australian Visitors [UAVs] to that website over the monthly period – unless otherwise stated above).

Australian Facebook Users As A Percentage Of The Total Population

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics Population Clock there are approximately 24.3 million Australians.

Facebook’s recent data shows there are now 16 million active Australians on Facebook.

Therefore approximately 60% of the total Australian population is an active Facebook user. This is a huge number.

Penetration of the Australian Population

Approximately:

6 in 10 Australians use Facebook, almost 7 in 10 Australians
1 in 2 Australians use YouTube
1 in 5 Australians use Instagram
1 in 6 Australians use Snapchat

Key Points to Note:

65.8% of the total Australian population is an active monthly user on Facebook.
1 in 6 Australians are a Daily User on Snapchat.
Over the year we have seen both Instagram and Snapchat grow their Australian user base considerably.
Twitter has experienced stagnant user growth over the past 2 years and has a considerable churn rate of new users signing up but then never using the service.
TripAdvisor has seen a slight increase over the month as the summer period entices people to holiday and travel.

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Statistics compiled by SocialMediaNews.com.au for January 2017. Stats and research produced by the Vivid Social – Social Media Agency. Figures correct as of 31/01/17.