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91.9%

91.9% -- social media marketing adoption rate for Companies using social media marketing (2021)

2021  · Statista

In 2021, 91.9% of companies utilized social media marketing.

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91.9%
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2021
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Companies using social media marketing
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Methodology
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https://mythosgroupinc.com/how-covid-19-reenergized-social-media-use-in-the-business-world/ ↗
Confidence: 55/100 Vintage: 2021 Channel: Deep Crawl
Source Article
How COVID-19 Reenergized Social Media Use In The Business World
Is your business struggling to effectively utilize social media? If so, you’re not alone. The coronavirus pandemic has taught us several valuable lessons, and one of the most important lessons learned has been the need for effective communication. With supply chain shortages, longer shipping times, …
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Share of companies utilizing social media marketing, per Statista as cited in article

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Period Value Change
2013 86.2%
2021 (current) 91.9% +6.6%
Industrymarketing
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Companies using social media marketing: 91.9% social media marketing adoption rate. Source: Statista (2021). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/social-media-marketing-adoption-2021
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/social-media-marketing-adoption-2021" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>91.9%</strong> -- social media marketing adoption rate for Companies using social media marketing<br><small>Source: Statista (2021) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/social-media-marketing-adoption-2021" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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