South Africans are the biggest internet addicts in the world

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We Are Social and Meltwater have published the latest Global Digital Report for 2023, showing how the world’s internet population has changed over the past 12 months.

for 2023, showing how the world’s internet population has changed over the past 12 months.

There are 5.16 billion internet users in 2023, an increase of 98 million versus January 2022, and there are 4.76 billion social media users in 2023, with the worldwide total growing by 137 million since this time last year. Connecting via computers, South Africans are also the biggest users, spending just under four and a half hours a day, on average, glued to our screens.

The only African country to beat South Africa was Egypt, with a speed of 45.79 Mbps, while Ghana, Nigeria, and Kenya trailed in last place, with speeds of 27.70, 11.84, and 9.60 Mbps, respectively.South Africa’s average mobile speed is recorded at 36.70 Mbps, just above the global average at 33.97 Mbps.

The average social media user globally spends 2 hours and 31 minutes on social platforms each day – with extreme users spending over 4 hours.In a broader look at the most popular Social media platforms in each country, South Africans’ usage patterns showed that WhatsApp was the top app.As part of the report, Melteater also looked at e-commerce and online shopping across the globe.

 

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Yeah, right.

How is this possible when they is 1b+ people in China

10 hours a day without power, I kinda doubt that

With the highest loadshedding globally, how true could this story be?

We are not even top 20

No way. We got loadshedding, data is expensive. Aai banamanga

I don't believe this to be true at all.

Think it's to keep Update with what's happening. Of we relied on papers and TV we would be so brainwashed. Nevermind we have to find out what is happening with electricity and service delivery because our municipality can't update us.

What else is there to do to keep yourself awake during loadshedding?

Expose the most visited websites 👀

If only we could get starlink then we will have the people on the villages also on the internet

As of January 2023, China ranked first among the countries with the most internet users worldwide.

Nope, its China.

It’s a weird strange world out there nowadays. No eye contact minimal interaction almost zero communication outside of your ‘bubble’ almost impossible to make new friends or acquaintances. Sadly.

i don’t doubt that. Everyone is looking down

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