The bar chart compares four distinctive types of social media platforms, namely Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat, in terms of the duration of their engagement between 2000 and 2020. Units are measured in minutes.
From an overall perspective, the amount of time spent on Instagram experienced an upward trend, while that for Facebook showed a downward trajectory. Of particular note is Twitter, which rose continually to become the dominant sort of social media app in this category.
Following a marginal rise from about 21 minutes to 25 minutes, the duration of utilization of Twitter climbed gradually, reaching 30 minutes in 2018. From this point onwards, it exceeded all the previous rates and reached a pinnacle of 40 minutes by the conclusion of the period. Beginning at 22 minutes, the amount of time dedicated to Instagram boomed until 2017, when it reached a peak of around 45 minutes. It then declined to approximately 35 minutes at the end of the period.
When it comes to categories, a downward trend was shown; after going up to roughly 10 minutes between 2016 and 2017, the amount of time allocated to Snapchat remained unchanged at 10 minutes by the close of the period. Having started at below 25 minutes, the duration of usage of Facebook dropped to an estimated 5 minutes in 2018. This figure then further dipped, ending the period at the low of 3 minutThe bar chart compares four distinctive types of social media, namely Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat, in terms of the duration of their engagement between 2000 and 2020. Units are measured in minutes.