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91%
91% -- share of people spending time in comments section for social platform users (2026)
According to research from OK Cool, 91% of people spend time in the comments section of social platforms.
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91%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Geography
APAC
Evidence Quality
B
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50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
OK Cool
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Tier C
https://weknowvideo.com.au/2026/03/stop-chasing-reach-start-joining-the-conversation/ ↗
Source Article
Stop Chasing Reach. Start Joining The Conversation. - We Know Video
The comments section. That’s where it’s all happening right now.
While most brands are still obsessing over feeds and reach, culture has already moved somewhere else; to the replies, the stitches, the quote posts, the off-the-cuff moments that can’t be scheduled in a calendar. That’s where audiences…
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OK Cool
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IndustryMedia
RegionAPAC
RoleSocial Media Manager
Channelsocial
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social platform users: 91% share of people spending time in comments section. Source: OK Cool (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/comment-section-engagement-okcool
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/comment-section-engagement-okcool" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>91%</strong> -- share of people spending time in comments section for social platform users<br><small>Source: OK Cool (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/comment-section-engagement-okcool" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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