People using social networks in European Union (27)

People using social networks in the European Union (27) was 67.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 2.4 pts from 2024.

202567.3%

Change on 2024+2.4 pts

Series high67.32025

Series low36.12011

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People using social networks in European Union (27), 2011 to 2025

%. Source: Eurostat, Individuals, internet activities, participating in social networks, all individuals (isoc_ci_ac_i). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-04-17.

All 14 values

Period	%
2025	67.3
2024	64.8
2023	59.3
2022	58.1
2021	56.8 Series break
2020	57.3 Estimated
2019	54.2
2018	53.7
2017	51.8
2016	49.2
2015	47.9
2014	43.6
2013	40.8
2011	36.1

Rankings

EU countries by people using social networks 27 places

Definition

Share of people aged 16 to 74 who took part in social networks (creating a user profile, posting messages or other contributions) in the 3 months before the survey (Eurostat ICT usage survey).

A share of all people aged 16 to 74, not only of internet users. France changed its questionnaire in 2025 and Eurostat marks a break there.

How to cite

Eurostat. Individuals, internet activities, participating in social networks, all individuals (isoc_ci_ac_i). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ac_i/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Individuals, internet activities, participating in social networks, all individuals (isoc_ci_ac_i) (People using social networks, European Union (27), 2011 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ac_i/default/table

MLA 9

Individuals, internet activities, participating in social networks, all individuals (isoc_ci_ac_i), People using social networks, European Union (27), 2011 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 17 Apr. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ac_i/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/social-network-use/european-union. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Individuals, internet activities, participating in social networks, all individuals (isoc_ci_ac_i). People using social networks, European Union (27), 2011 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ac_i/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/social-network-use/european-union.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Individuals, internet activities, participating in social networks, all individuals (isoc_ci_ac_i), People using social networks, European Union (27), 2011 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ac_i/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/social-network-use/european-union (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{eurostat_people_using_social_networks_2025,
  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Individuals, internet activities, participating in social networks, all individuals (isoc\_ci\_ac\_i): People using social networks, European Union (27), 2011 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ac_i/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/social-network-use/european-union. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Individuals, internet activities, participating in social networks, all individuals (isoc\_ci\_ac\_i). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc\_ci\_ac\_i/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

RIS

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67.3% in 2025, the highest value since 2011 in this series.

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