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38%

38% -- engagement rate difference for Instagram (2024)

2024  · Hootsuite

On Instagram, video formats receive 38% more engagement compared to photos.

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https://www.watchity.com/blog/the-best-short-video-formats-for-social-media/ ↗
Confidence: 48/100 Vintage: 2024 Channel: Deep Crawl
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The best short video formats for social media
Get free resources in your inbox. Nowadays, we receive a vast amount of visual stimuli, largely due to digital channels. That’s why capturing attention with short video formats on social media is crucial right from the beginning, helping the audience to engage more easily without overlooking the con…
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Instagram: 38% engagement rate difference. Source: Hootsuite (2024). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/instagram-video-engagement-vs-photos
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/instagram-video-engagement-vs-photos" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>38%</strong> -- engagement rate difference for Instagram<br><small>Source: Hootsuite (2024) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/instagram-video-engagement-vs-photos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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