B
Evidence Grade B
Graded
under review
Safe to Cite
Current
56%
56% -- share of social media users experiencing fomo for Social media users (2026)
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Evidence graded
Value
56%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Geography
APAC
Evidence Quality
B
Strong, reliable evidence
Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
Single source - not yet corroborated
Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
MyLife.com
Primary
Tier C
https://www.bibbyconsultinggroup.com.au/fomo-social-proof-chocolate-bars-in-hong-kong/ ↗
Source Article
Social Proof and Fomo
Original Research
MyLife.com
· Original study ↗
Methodology
Survey by MyLife.com, cited secondhand in blog post
Methodology documented
Segmentation
Industrysocial_media_marketing,media_entertainment
RegionAPAC
Channelsocial
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Social media users: 56% share of social media users experiencing fomo. Source: MyLife.com (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/fomo-social-media-users-mylife
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/fomo-social-media-users-mylife" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>56%</strong> -- share of social media users experiencing fomo for Social media users<br><small>Source: MyLife.com (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/fomo-social-media-users-mylife" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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