Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks, male (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
56
Highest
97.7%
Malaysia
Lowest
37.3%
France
Median
66.9%
Years covered
14
2011–2024
Data points
500

What the numbers show

Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks, male (%) is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 97.7% in Malaysia; the lowest is 37.3% in France.

The median across all reporting countries is 66.9%, and the mean is 68.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.

Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Mexico (up 381.6%), and the largest decrease in Israel (down 13.0%).

Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Malaysia 97.7% 2023 up 37.4% rising
2 Hong Kong, China 95.3% 2022 up 29.5% rising
3 Qatar 90.7% 2020 up 56.9% rising
4 Morocco 89.3% 2021 up 60.6% rising
5 Denmark 87.7% 2024 up 37.0% rising
6 Bahrain 83.4% 2023 up 49.5% flat
7 Norway 83.0% 2021 up 46.4% rising
8 Türkiye 81.1% 2024 up 67.9% rising
9 Cyprus 80.9% 2023 up 83.0% rising
10 Hungary 78.8% 2024 up 31.1% rising
11 Montenegro 78.4% 2022 up 38.0% rising
12 Georgia 77.5% 2023 up 65.2% rising
13 Romania 75.4% 2023 up 119.8% rising
14 Egypt 75.2% 2022 up 240.3% volatile
15 Mexico 73.2% 2023 up 381.6% rising
16 Malta 72.8% 2023 up 50.4% rising
17 Thailand 72.4% 2020 up 189.6% rising
18 Singapore 71.1% 2023 up 43.1% rising
19 Finland 70.8% 2023 up 48.1% rising
20 Japan 70.6% 2022 up 38.4% rising
21 Albania 70.1% 2023 rising
22 Serbia 69.9% 2023 up 34.2% rising
23 Russian Federation 69.5% 2023 up 77.3% rising
24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 68.7% 2020 up 44.0% rising
25 North Macedonia 68.6% 2018 up 18.7% rising
26 Latvia 68.5% 2023 up 32.5% rising
27 Luxembourg 67.5% 2024 up 10.1% rising
28 Korea 67.4% 2023 up 50.4% rising
29 Portugal 66.4% 2023 up 44.0% rising
30 Belgium 66.3% 2023 up 42.0% rising
31 Israel 66.0% 2023 down 13.0% falling
32 Brazil 64.9% 2023 up 77.3% rising
32 Paraguay 64.9% 2023 up 204.7% rising
34 Lithuania 64.0% 2023 up 50.6% rising
35 Bulgaria 63.5% 2023 up 68.0% rising
36 Switzerland 62.8% 2023 up 47.1% rising
37 Kazakhstan 62.6% 2023 up 56.9% rising
37 Croatia 62.6% 2023 up 43.2% rising
39 Sweden 62.4% 2024 up 0.2% rising
40 Austria 62.3% 2024 up 37.8% rising
40 Colombia 62.3% 2023 up 95.9% rising
42 Spain 61.2% 2023 up 32.5% rising
43 Slovenia 61.0% 2023 up 56.0% rising
44 Poland 60.2% 2023 up 74.5% rising
45 Czechia 59.9% 2023 up 61.5% rising
46 Azerbaijan 59.4% 2023 up 283.2% volatile
47 Estonia 59.2% 2020 up 67.7% rising
48 Netherlands 59.0% 2016 up 32.9% rising
49 Bosnia and Herzegovina 58.2% 2023 up 16.9% rising
50 Germany 57.4% 2024 up 30.5% rising
51 Slovakia 56.4% 2024 up 15.3% rising
52 Indonesia 54.7% 2023 up 183.4% rising
53 Italy 52.9% 2023 up 56.5% rising
54 Ukraine 48.8% 2021 up 89.1% rising
55 Greece 48.1% 2016 up 60.3% rising
56 France 37.3% 2023 up 1.4% rising

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
56 places, 500 data points, 2011–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release