The line graph depicts the proportion of online usage amongst adults across five different platforms in the US over the years 2012 to 2016.
Overview, the data reveals that users in all platforms witness a general upward trend, except for LinkedIn. Facebook consistently had the most users, while Pinterest displayed the greatest growth.
In 2012, Facebook started off with a high of 67%, which slightly increased in 2013 and remained relatively stable hitting a peak at 72 in the early of 2015. Similarly, Twitter started at 16%, remained fairly consistent and had a minor rise in 2014 before levelled off at 23% at the end of the period.
On the other hand, both Pinterest and Instagram began with lower users at 11% and 13%, respectively; experienced an exponential surge in 2014 before slowing down at the end of the period, where the former stopped at 31% and the latter at 28%. In contrast, LinkedIn commenced with the second highest user proportion, which illustrated a continuous upward movement until the year 2014. Afterwards, it fell to 25% in the beginning of 2015.