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24% -- paid ad click rate for internet users on social media (2021-02)

2021-02  · Global Web Index

In February 2021, 24% of internet users clicked on a sponsored post or paid ad on social media.

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internet users on social media
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Confidence: 53/100 Vintage: 2021-02 Channel: Wayback
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internet users on social media: 24% paid ad click rate. Source: Global Web Index (2021-02). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/internet-users-click-sponsored-posts-2021
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/internet-users-click-sponsored-posts-2021" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>24%</strong> -- paid ad click rate for internet users on social media<br><small>Source: Global Web Index (2021-02) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/internet-users-click-sponsored-posts-2021" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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