10 types of social media most used by Indonesians

 

In fact, considering the role of modern technology cannot be separated from every human life, social media is developing at an increasingly fast pace nowadays. At first, I could only send messages via email, but now I can share messages with anyone, anytime, anywhere via SNS. According to surveys and research data collected by We Are Social in 2019, social media users in Indonesia reached 150 million. This means that about 57% of the total population of Indonesia already uses various social media. To help you find out more, we've rounded up the 10 most commonly used social media by Indonesians.

1.             Youtube

The first type of social media is YouTube. Youtube itself is a social media where users can watch, distribute and share videos. Data collected by We Are Social found that 88% of Indonesians have used the social network YouTube. This means that out of 150 million social media users in Indonesia, around 132 million already use YouTube.

2.             WhatsApp

 In second place is WhatsApp, the social media most used by Indonesians. WhatsApp or social media chat commonly called WA is free, but all you need is an internet connection. If summarized from We Are Social, 83% of Indonesians have used WhatsApp social media. I see. This means that out of 150 million social media users in Indonesia, around 125 million already use WhatsApp.

3.             Facebook

The next type of social media used by the Indonesian people is Facebook. Facebook is a social media application that can be called complete because it allows us to communicate with other people, share videos, create groups or associations, and make schedules together.

4.             Instagram

The next type of social media used by Indonesian people is Instagram. Instagram or Indonesian people, abbreviated as IG, is often referred to as a social media where users can share photos and videos and create short stories through the Stories feature. According to data compiled by We Are Social, 80% of Indonesians use Instagram as a social media tool. This means that out of 150 million social media users in Indonesia, around 120 million already use Instagram.

5.             Tiktok

The next type of social media is Tik Tok. Who would have thought Tik Tok was in the top 10 most popular social media today? The app was first released in 2016 and was developed by the China-based company ByteDance. Tiktok is a social network where you can share and edit short videos with music in the background. Speed ​​up, slow down, or add a new filter. As an app with more than 500 million active users, Tik Tok can be used not only for creating personal videos. But you can also duet with friends of your choice to make funny videos.

6.             LINE.

LINE is the original Japanese SNS that allows you to communicate, form groups and associations, and save photos and videos.

7.             Tweet

The most common type of social media used by Indonesian people is Twitter. Twitter is a social media that allows its users to send and receive text messages of up to 200 characters, known as tweets or tweets. Data collected by We Are Social found that 2% of Indonesians use Twitter as a social media tool. This means that out of 150 million social media users in Indonesia, around 78 million already use Twitter.

8.             Reddit

The next type of social media is reddit. Reddit is known as a place for discussion in the form of content on various topics. Reddit was founded by Steve Huffman, Aaron Swartz and Alexiz Ohanian and launched successfully in the United States in 2005. Reddit is almost the same forum as Kaskus, but Reddit is bigger. Reddit users reach more than 330 million users worldwide to date.

9.             Pinterest

Pinterest is a virtual pinboard app that lets you upload photos that can be organized into categories like albums and folders. For example, if you create an album titled "Adventures," all the photos in it are related to adventures. Unlike other social media where users have to follow other accounts, Pinterest allows you to repin Pins belonging to other accounts without first following the owner of the board (repin is Twitter is the same as retweet).

10.         Tumblr

The last type of social media is Tumblr. Tumblr is a microblogging and social networking platform that allows users to post content in the form of short blogs. Launched in 2007 by Tumblr, Inc. This social network is used by more than 100 million people worldwide. Tumblr can be used to post photos, videos, audio, and more.