EU countries by people using social networks

Denmark had the highest people using social networks of 27 EU countries in 2018, at 78.6%. France had the lowest, at 41.9%. The median was 59.8% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 53.7%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest78.6Denmark

Lowest41.9France

Median59.827 EU countries

European Union (27)53.7History

All EU countries, 2018

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

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2018 (%)	Change on 2017
1	Denmark	78.6	+3.1 pts
2	Belgium	72.6	+0.6 pts
3	Sweden	70.4	-0.4 pts
4	Malta	69.6	-0.8 pts
5	Cyprus	69	+5.9 pts
6	Finland	66.9	+0.9 pts
7	Netherlands	65.8	-0.8 pts
8	Hungary	65.3	+0.8 pts
9	Luxembourg Series break	63.8	-4.3 pts
10	Estonia	62.1	+1.8 pts
11	Latvia	61.5	+1.6 pts
12	Romania	60.8	+8.6 pts
13	Ireland	60.1	+1.3 pts
14	Slovakia	59.8	+1.1 pts
15	Portugal	59.2	+3 pts
16	Spain	58.1	+0.9 pts
17	Lithuania	58	+4.4 pts
18	Czechia Series break	55.6	+7.2 pts
19	Croatia	53.9	+6.7 pts
20	Austria	53.2	+2 pts
21	Greece	53	+3.1 pts
22	Germany	52.7	+2.1 pts
23	Bulgaria	51.4	+1.4 pts
24	Poland	49.9	+1.8 pts
25	Slovenia	48.8	+3.7 pts
26	Italy	46.5	+3.1 pts
27	France	41.9	-0.9 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ac_i/default/table},
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Which EU country has the highest people using social networks?

Denmark, with 78.6% in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest people using social networks?

France, with 41.9% in 2018.

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.