EU countries by people using social networks

Denmark had the highest people using social networks of 27 EU countries in 2017, at 75.5%. France had the lowest, at 42.8%. The median was 57.2% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 51.8%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest75.5Denmark

Lowest42.8France

Median57.227 EU countries

European Union (27)51.8History

Map of EU countries, 2017

Under 49
49 to 53
53 to 59
59 to 66
66 and over

%, 2017. Source: Eurostat, Individuals, internet activities, participating in social networks, all individuals (isoc_ci_ac_i). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2017

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

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2017 (%)	Change on 2016
1	Denmark	75.5	+1.1 pts
2	Belgium	72	+2.7 pts
3	Sweden	70.8	+0.6 pts
4	Malta	70.4	+6.3 pts
5	Luxembourg	68.1	+1 pts
6	Netherlands	66.6	+4.7 pts
7	Finland	66	+4.4 pts
8	Hungary	64.6	-1.1 pts
9	Cyprus	63	+3.1 pts
10	Estonia	60.3	+2.9 pts
11	Latvia	59.9	+2.8 pts
12	Ireland	58.9	+1 pts
13	Slovakia	58.7	+1.8 pts
14	Spain	57.2	+3.4 pts
15	Portugal	56.1	+4 pts
16	Lithuania	53.6	+3.2 pts
17	Romania	52.2	+7.9 pts
18	Austria	51.2	+2.2 pts
19	Germany	50.6	+0.3 pts
20	Greece	50	+3.3 pts
21	Bulgaria	50	+4.9 pts
22	Czechia	48.4	+3.3 pts
23	Poland	48	+3.8 pts
24	Croatia	47.3	-3.1 pts
25	Slovenia	45.2	+6.8 pts
26	Italy	43.4	+1.8 pts
27	France	42.8	+3 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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) (EU countries by people using social networks, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ac_i/default/table

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Individuals, internet activities, participating in social networks, all individuals (isoc_ci_ac_i), EU countries by people using social networks, 2017. Eurostat, European Commission, 17 Apr. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ac_i/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-network-use/eu-countries?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Individuals, internet activities, participating in social networks, all individuals (isoc_ci_ac_i). EU countries by people using social networks, 2017. 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/rankings/social-network-use/eu-countries?period=2017.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Individuals, internet activities, participating in social networks, all individuals (isoc_ci_ac_i), EU countries by people using social networks, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ac_i/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-network-use/eu-countries?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which EU country has the highest people using social networks?

Denmark, with 75.5% in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest people using social networks?

France, with 42.8% in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Individuals, internet activities, participating in social networks, all individuals (isoc_ci_ac_i). Retrieved 2026-10-12.