Social media have been around since the early 2000s. With the growth of technology, these platforms are now ever more present in today’s world. They allow users to create and make a version of their world for others to see and share. These top five platforms are ever-growing.
https://www.preceden.com/timelines/582985-when-social-medias-were-created
Five of the main social media range in times when they launched. From the early 2000s to late 2010s, new social media are still surfacing and older ones are still proving their relevance.
https://www.onlinecharttool.com/graph/fullscreen
This graph compares the daily and monthly users between some of the top social media: Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, Tumblr, and Tik Tok. A quick glance at the graph shows that even though Tik’s Tok is a relatively new media, it is frequently used by tons of people.
For the most part, companies are based in California and affect people worldwide. With the number of resources and opportunities, California has to offer it’s almost not surprising the more used companies are based on the West Coast.
Let’s see which site you use the most. These companies effect just about everyone from early teens to late 30s and 40s. An important part of the 21st century is our technology, and now with social distancing, social media help people to stay connected even more.
Sources:
https://www.statista.com/statistics/626835/number-of-monthly-active-snapchat-users/
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