New exploration has uncovered the European nations most dependent via virtual entertainment, with Cyprus beating the competition.
The review, led by gaming site AskGamblers, investigated the most recent accessible use information for Facebook, Instagram and Courier to see which nations had the most noteworthy portion of clients contrasted with the populace.
It observed that Iceland is the European country most dependent via online entertainment, with a score of 98.14 out of 100 for virtual entertainment use. The nation has 327,700 Facebook clients, comparable to 92.6% of the populace. There are additionally 213,100 Instagram clients, around 60.2% of the populace, and 248,900 Courier clients, around 70.3% of the populace.
The Mediterranean island of Cyprus came next on the rundown, scoring 97.97 out of 100 in light of utilization. As of December 2022, the nation has 1,170,400 Facebook clients, which is 93.6% of the populace. There are additionally around 788,000 Instagram clients, 63% of the populace, and 825,300 Courier clients, 66% of the populace.
Coming in third spot is Malta, with a score of 89.71 out of 100 for web-based entertainment utilization. There are 359,900 Facebook clients in the country, which is 80.5% of the populace. Also, the nation has 238,700 Instagram clients, 53.4% of the populace, and 363,900 Courier clients, 69.2% of the populace.
Sweden takes fourth put on the rundown, with a virtual entertainment utilization score of 87.48 out of 100. The nation has 8,754,800 Facebook clients, 84.4% of the populace, and 6,065,400 Instagram clients, 58.6% of the populace. 55.7% of the populace utilizes Courier, with 5,777,500 clients in the country.
Rounding out the top five is Portugal, which comes in with a score of 87.42 out of 100 for social media usage. 8,444,400 Facebook users are in the country, 83.3% of the population. Instagram also has 5,666,600 users in the country, equivalent to around 55.9% of the country and Messenger has 6,024,500 users, 59.4% of the population.
| # | Country | Facebook users | % of Facebook users | Instagram users | % of Instagram users | Messenger users | % of Messenger users | Score /100 |
| 1 | Iceland | 327,700 | 92.6% | 213,100 | 60.2% | 248,900 | 70.3% | 98.14 |
| 2 | Cyprus | 1,170,400 | 93.6% | 788,000 | 63.0% | 825,300 | 66.0% | 97.97 |
| 3 | Malta | 359,900 | 80.5% | 238,700 | 53.4% | 309,200 | 69.2% | 89.71 |
| 4 | Sweden | 8,754,800 | 84.4% | 6,065,400 | 58.6% | 5,777,500 | 55.7% | 87.48 |
| 5 | Portugal | 8,444,400 | 83.3% | 5,666,600 | 55.9% | 6,024,500 | 59.4% | 87.42 |
| 6 | Norway | 4,688,300 | 83.8% | 2,906,100 | 51.9% | 3,337,100 | 59.6% | 85.57 |
| 7 | Denmark | 4,915,400 | 83.6% | 2,800,600 | 47.6% | 3,626,100 | 61.6% | 84.15 |
| 8 | Georgia | 3,278,100 | 84.2% | 1,459,000 | 37.5% | 2,728,000 | 70.1% | 83.06 |
| 9 | Turkey | 65,700,000 | 77.0% | 52,364,300 | 61.4% | 34,703,200 | 40.7% | 79.18 |
| 10 | Montenegro | 497,100 | 79.8% | 373,100 | 51.2% | 294,700 | 47.3% | 77.92 |
Commenting on the findings, a spokesperson for AskGamblers, said: “It’s interesting that information on usage data for some of the biggest social media sites is readily available nowadays. However, it’s good to have, as it highlights how much the residents of certain countries rely on and use social media in their daily lives. Further expansion of the study may also highlight the divide in internet usage in the Western world.”
