# People using social networks in Southern

People using social networks in Southern was 79.7% in 2025. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `social_network_use_share`
- Place id: `ie-nuts-ie05`
- Unit: %
- 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).
- Note: 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.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Individuals who used the internet for participating in social networks by NUTS 2 region (isoc_r_iuse_i) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_r_iuse_i/default/table)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: Eurostat. Individuals who used the internet for participating in social networks by NUTS 2 region (isoc_r_iuse_i). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_r_iuse_i/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/social-network-use/southern-ie05
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=social_network_use_share&place=ie-nuts-ie05

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 79.7 |
| 2024 | 74.6 |
| 2023 | 66.2 |
| 2022 | 66.3 |
| 2021 | 64 (break) |
| 2020 | 67.7 |
| 2019 | 65.3 |
| 2018 | 60.8 |