May 18, 2020

Coronavirus Impact: US Adults Who Have Significantly Increased* Their Usage of Social Media, By Platform, May 2020 (% of respondents)

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Data was provided to eMarketer by Kantar.

Methodology

Data is from the May 2020 Kantar report titled "COVID-19 Barometer Wave 4." 1,000 US adults ages 18+ were surveyed during May 1, 2020.

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Coronavirus Impact: US Adults Who Have Significantly Increased* Their Usage of Social Media, By Platform, May 2020 (% of respondents)

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May 18, 2020

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Kantar

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