Which social media site has the most users?
Conservatives are being censored online: Rep. Devin Nunes
Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., says it will be very difficult for Republicans to win in future elections if social-media companies continue to censor them.
During the last decade, social media has become ubiquitous in modern life, and U.S.-based Facebook is the biggest social media platform with more than 2 billion users.
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In addition, many social media companies are finding ways to expand past their "social" realm, including Facebook through its Workplace platform that's used by companies as large as Walmart.
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Here are the five biggest social media sites by number of active users, according to Statista:
The most well-known social network has nearly 2.5 billion users. Founded by now-billionaire Mark Zuckerberg while he was a student at Harvard University in 2004, it's a site used by people worldwide to share life updates, photos, direct messages and to buy and sell merchandise.
Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
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FB | FACEBOOK INC. | 235.09 | -0.44 | -0.19% |
YouTube
YouTube, which Google bought in 2006, is primarily a video-sharing platform used for news, tutorials, "vlogs" and more. The site has roughly 2 billion users. The site has gained viewers due to the coronavirus pandemic. More people are watching YouTube content on their smart TVs, prompting the company to launch a program called YouTube Select allowing brands to buy ads targeted to people watching on larger screens.