David Correll
Editor and Founder of SocialMediaNews.com.au. I also run a Social Media Agency where I do consulting work and Social Media Management. Connect with me: Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook or contact me here. Alternatively, you can send me an email at david@socialmedianews.com.au
Social Media Statistics Australia – March 2016
Earlier this year we saw Facebook reach the important milestone of 15 million active Australian users. Considering the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) now has Australia’s population at 24 million Australians – this means 62.5% of the total Australian population has a Facebook account. Social Media Statistics Australia – March 2016 1. Facebook – 15,000,000 […]
Read More | ShareTwitter Turns 10 Years Old
Today Twitter turns 10 years old. The site has come a long way in the past 10 years, but as the technology industry is constantly changing and with stiff competition – Twitter always needs to look at ways to improve the service. Here are some key points for you to know about Twitter: In Q5 […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – February 2016
Last month we saw Facebook reach 15 million users in Australia, which is approximately 62.5% of the total 24 million population. Social Media Statistics Australia – February 2016 1. Facebook – 15,000,000 users (steady) 2. YouTube – 14,100,000 UAVs 3. WordPress.com – 5,600,000 4. Instagram – 5,000,000 Monthly Active Australian Users (Facebook/ Instagram data) 5. Tumblr […]
Read More | ShareFacebook Rolls Out Reactions Globally
The dis-like button hasn’t been introduced, however Facebook Reactions has been rolled out world-wide. This allows users to express other emotions, or love, in addition to the Like Button which now has a new look. – Like – Love – Haha – Wow – Sad – Angry Already these buttons are gettting a lot of […]
Read More | ShareFacebook Reaches 15 Million Australian Users
According the Australian Bureau of Statistics there are now approximately 24 million Australians. Facebook has now reached 15 million Australian users (according to their advertising tool – screenshot above), meaning 62.5% of the total Australian population has a Facebook account. Read more in our January 2016 social media statistics update.
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – January 2016
Today we post our first report with 2016 numbers and as predicted we’ve seen an important increase from Facebook. Facebook has reached 15 million users in Australia. According the Australian Bureau of Statistics there are now approximately 24 million Australians. This means 62.5% of the total Australian population has a Facebook account. This is a […]
Read More | ShareFacebook Reaches 1.59 Billion Users, 400 Million Instagram Users
Facebook has provided some fresh numbers on how the social network is growing. Globally there are now 1.59 Billion users on Facebook each month. 900 Million people use WhatsApp each month. 800 Million people use Facebook Messenger each month. 400 Million people use Instagram each month. Further Key Facebook Stats: 50 million small businesses use […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – December 2015
Happy New Year. I hope everyone has a good 2016. As today is the first of the month, it’s time to post our monthly update. Social Media Statistics Australia – December 2015 1. Facebook – 14,000,000 users (steady) 2. YouTube – 13,900,000 UAVs 3. WordPress.com – 5,700,000 4. Instagram – 5,000,000 Monthly Active Australian Users (Facebook/ […]
Read More | ShareTwitter Rolls Out New Rules To Protect Users And Stop Abuse
Twitter has rolled out a number of new rules and policies aiming to make the service more friendly and further encourage freedom of expression. These new policies include: 1. Blocking accounts for a period of time or indefinitely 2. Phone and Email verification 3. Asking users to delete offensive tweets before they can use the […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media Statistics Australia – November 2015
2015 is almost over and it’s time to post our month statistics showing the most popular social networks in Australia over November. As I mentioned last month, we have seen general stagnation with social media user growth in Australia over 2014/2015. However with summer here and school holidays coming up, we typically see increased social […]
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