7 Most Used Social Media Platforms 2021 | Ft : Facebook , Youtube , Tiktok

Njabulo Mathunjwa
3 min readJun 10, 2021

What is Social Media ?

Social media is basically different websites and applications that allow users to create and share content or exchange of information , ideas , interest and more.

7. Tiktok : 690 Million

Tiktok is a video sharing platform owned by Chinese company Bytedance . The platform is used to make different types of short film content including dance , comedy and even education.

Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok

6. WeChat : 1.2 Billion

WeChat is a Chinese multi purpose social media app which is used for messaging , social media and mobile payment. WeChat is one of the worlds largest standalone mobile applications with over one billion monthly users.

Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WeChat

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5. Instagram : 1.2 Billion users

Instagram is an American social media platform based on photo and video sharing . In April 2012 , Facebook acquired Intsagram for $1 billion in cash and stock.

Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram

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4. Facebook Messenger : 1.3 Billion

Facebook Messenger is an American messaging app and platform developed by Facebook. Originally developed as Facebook Chat in 2008.

Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook_Messenger

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3. Whatsapp : 2 Billion

WhatsApp Messenger, or simply WhatsApp, is an American freeware. It allows users to send text messages and voice messages, make voice and video calls, and share images, documents, user locations, and other content.

Source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WhatsApp

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2. Youtube : 2.2 Bilion

YouTube is an American online video sharing and social media platform. Around the world, its users watch more than one billion hours of videos each day.

Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube

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1. Facebook : 2.7 Billion

And the most used social media is Facebook. Founded in 2004, Facebook’s mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. People use Facebook to stay connected with friends and family, to discover what’s going on in the world, and to share and express what matters to them.

Source : https://investor.fb.com/resources/default.aspx

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