The research of users activity for various types of content in Social Media for 2020. Common stats for 10 socials: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitter, OK, VK, Coub, Telegram and Tumblr.
1. Social Media Users
Activity
The research of users activity for various types
of content in Social Media for 2020
Global Report
2. Relative Activity by Days of Week 4-16
Methodology I
Methodology II
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
YouTube
Tumblr
TikTok
VK
Ok
Telegram
Average
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Relative Activity by Hours of Day 17-28
Methodology I
Methodology II
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
YouTube
TikTok
VK
Ok
Telegram
Average
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Relative Activity by Text Length in Posts 29-42
Methodology I
Methodology II
Methodology III
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
YouTube
Tumblr
VK
Ok
Telegram
Coub
Average
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
Relative Activity by Text Length in Posts by Days of
Week
43-52
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
YouTube
Tumblr
VK
Ok
Telegram
Average
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
Relative Activity by Text Length in Posts by Hours
of Day
53-61
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
YouTube
VK
Ok
Telegram
Average
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
Relative Activity by Attachments in Posts 62-73
Methodology I
Methodology II
Methodology III
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
Tumblr
VK
Ok
Telegram
Average
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
Average Engagement Rate of Pages
by Count of Followers
74-84
Methodology I
Methodology II
Methodology III
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
YouTube
TikTok
VK
Ok
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
Table of contents
3. Data source
million
1 106 thousands
10 social networks
The research is based on social media posts by
different pages were analyzed by Popsters
users in for 2020:
537
Instagram, Facebook, Ok, VK, Twitter, Telegram, Coub,
Tumblr, YouTube and TikTok.
Social Media Users Activity Global Report by Popsters.com 2020 3
5. Methodology I
Relative Activity by Days of Week
Average activity of published
posts at specific day of week
Total of activity (reactions, shares,comments) at specific day of week
Count of posts such type
Percent of activity on average
published posts at specific
day of week
Average activity of published posts at specific day of week
Total of average activities of posts by alldays of week
x100%
Social Media Users Activity Global Report by Popsters.com 2020 5
6. Methodology II
Relative Activity by Days of Week
Aggregation of data by different
pages
Total data by all analyzes at specific time
Count of nonzero values
Equalization of percent values
accounting nonzero values
Average value for each day of week
Total of all average values
Social Media Users Activity Global Report by Popsters.com 2020 6
7. Social Media Users Activity Global Report by Popsters.com 2020 7
11.4
Sun
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
14.3
Mon
16.1
Tue
15.9
Wed
15.1
Thu
15.2
Fri
11.9
Sat
RELATIVE ACTIVITY BY DAYS OF WEEK
Facebook
41%
Tuesday activity
is more
than on Sunday
Tuesday
Sunday
18. Methodology I
Relative Activity by Hours of Day
Average activity of published
posts at specific hour of day
Total of activity (reactions, shares, comments) at specific hour of day
Count of post such type
Percent of activity on average
published posts at hour of day
Average activity of published posts at specific hour of day
Total of average activities of posts by all hours of day
x100%
Social Media Users Activity Global Report by Popsters.com 2020 18
19. Methodology II
Relative Activity by Hours of Day
Aggregation of data by different
pages
Total data by all analyzes at specific time
Count of nonzero values
Equalization of percent values
accounting nonzero values
Average value for each hour of day
Total of all average values
Social Media Users Activity Global Report by Popsters.com 2020 19
30. up to 160 symbols
Short length
160…1 000 symbols
Medium length
From 1 000 symbols
Long length
Popsters automatically categorizes
all posts on 3 types:
Methodology I
Relative Activity by Text Length in Posts
Social Media Users Activity Global Report by Popsters.com 2020 30
31. Methodology II
Relative Activity by Text Length in Posts
Average activity of posts with
text specific length
Total activities of posts with text specific length
Count of posts such type
Relative average activity of
posts such type
Average activity of posts with text specific length
Total of all average values by all types
x100%
Social Media Users Activity Global Report by Popsters.com 2020 31
32. Methodology III
Relative Activity by Text Length in Posts
Aggregation of data by
different pages
Total data by all analyzes of activity by text length
Count of nonzero values
Equalization of percent values
accounting nonzero values
Average value of each type
Total of all average values
Social Media Users Activity Global Report by Popsters.com 2020 32
44. 1.13 4.04 5.64 2.17 6.11 6.23 3.66 6.26 6.60 2.20 6.65 7.09 2.15 6.11 7.06 2.25 6.35 6.90 1.35 4.34 5.69
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
7%
8%
RELATIVE ACTIVITY BY TEXT LENGTH IN POSTS BY DAYS OF WEEK
Facebook
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Social Media Users Activity Global Report by Popsters.com 2020 44
LONG MEDIUM SHORT
45. 2.84 5.96 3.43 3.91 7.56 3.74 3.85 7.44 3.69 3.88 7.47 3.67 3.81 7.40 3.64 3.81 7.58 3.76 2.99 6.11 3.45
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
7%
8%
RELATIVE ACTIVITY BY TEXT LENGTH IN POSTS BY DAYS OF WEEK
Instagram
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Social Media Users Activity Global Report by Popsters.com 2020 45
LONG MEDIUM SHORT
46. 4.04 7.80 5.93 9.21 6.23 8.89 6.07 9.40 6.12 9.11 6.02 9.31 4.10 7.76
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
8%
9%
7%
10%
RELATIVE ACTIVITY BY TEXT LENGTH IN POSTS BY DAYS OF WEEK
Twitter
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Social Media Users Activity Global Report by Popsters.com 2020 46
LONG MEDIUM SHORT
47. 4.39 5.60 1.65 5.02 7.32 2.32 5.43 7.32 2.41 5.15 7.50 2.45 5.72 7.60 2.37 5.85 7.55 2.37 4.37 5.88 1.73
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
7%
8%
RELATIVE ACTIVITY BY TEXT LENGTH IN POSTS BY DAYS OF WEEK
YouTube
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Social Media Users Activity Global Report by Popsters.com 2020 47
LONG MEDIUM SHORT
48. 3.66 7.81 2.62 4.52 4.68 2.95 6.72 4.68 2.45 2.24 3.98 2.72 1.99 5.31 3.05 4.99 6.43 6.60 9.88 10.20 2.51
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
7%
6%
9%
8%
11%
10%
RELATIVE ACTIVITY BY TEXT LENGTH IN POSTS BY DAYS OF WEEK
Tumblr
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Social Media Users Activity Global Report by Popsters.com 2020 48
LONG MEDIUM SHORT
49. 1.77 3.93 7.26 2.46 4.90 7.51 2.41 4.92 7.41 2.43 4.95 7.51 2.43 4.87 7.44 2.46 5.01 7.38 1.87 3.95 7.10
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
7%
8%
RELATIVE ACTIVITY BY TEXT LENGTH IN POSTS BY DAYS OF WEEK
VK
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Social Media Users Activity Global Report by Popsters.com 2020 49
LONG MEDIUM SHORT
50. 1.47 5.16 5.00 2.64 7.30 5.53 2.59 7.47 5.39 2.53 7.38 5.24 2.58 7.20 5.36 2.45 7.23 5.57 1.77 5.24 4.90
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
7%
8%
RELATIVE ACTIVITY BY TEXT LENGTH IN POSTS BY DAYS OF WEEK
Ok
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Social Media Users Activity Global Report by Popsters.com 2020 50
LONG MEDIUM SHORT
51. 2.78 4.93 4.52 3.15 6.24 5.38 3.18 6.60 5.33 3.30 6.27 5.59 3.46 6.53 5.55 3.12 6.18 5.56 2.56 5.20 4.54
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
7%
RELATIVE ACTIVITY BY TEXT LENGTH IN POSTS BY DAYS OF WEEK
Telegram
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Social Media Users Activity Global Report by Popsters.com 2020 51
LONG MEDIUM SHORT
52. 2.6 5.3 4.3 3.4 6.3 4.8 4.0 6.4 4.8 3.1 6.3 4.9 3.2 6.4 4.9 3.6 6.6 5.5 3.5 5.8 4.3
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
7%
8%
RELATIVE ACTIVITY BY TEXT LENGTH IN POSTS BY DAYS OF WEEK
Average
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Social Media Users Activity Global Report by Popsters.com 2020 52
LONG MEDIUM SHORT
64. Methodology II
Relative Activity by Attachments in Posts
Average activity of posts with
specific attachments
Total activities of posts with specific attachments
Count of posts such type
Relative average activity of
posts such type
Average activity of posts with specific attachments
Total of all average values by all types
x100%
Social Media Users Activity Global Report by Popsters.com 2020 64
Presence a few different types of attachments in a one post counted
as a few different posts
65. Methodology III
Relative Activity by Text Length in Posts
Aggregation of data by
different pages
Total data by all analyzes of activity by Attachments in Posts
Count of nonzero values
Equalization of percent values
accounting nonzero values
Average value of each type
Total of all average values
Social Media Users Activity Global Report by Popsters.com 2020 65
75. Methodology I
Average Engagement Rate of Pages by Count of Followers
Social Media Users Activity Global Report by Popsters.com 2020 75
(Engagement Rate) is a metric that demonstrates the
percentage of followers that reacted, shared or
commented on posts of the page. It shows how much
people interact with the content
Popsters
For each page calculates two
types of ER metric:
- In terms of the average post
- In terms of the average day
ER
https://www.skyword.com/marketing-dictionary/engagement-rate/
https://www.socialbakers.com/blog/1427-engagement-rate-a-metric-you-can-count-on
https://popsters.com/blog/post/er-how-to-calculate-engagement-rate
References:
76. Methodology II
Average Engagement Rate of Pages by Count of Followers
Social Media Users Activity Global Report by Popsters.com 2020 76
ERpost x100%
Total of all reactions for analyzing period (likes, shares, comments, reactions for Facebook;
+ dislikes for YouTube)
Count of posts Count of followers on the date
ERday x100%
Total of all reactions for analyzing period (likes, shares, comments, reactions for Facebook;
+ dislikes for YouTube)
Count of days in analyzing period Count of followers on the date
77. Methodology III
Average Engagement Rate of Pages by Count of Followers
Social Media Users Activity Global Report by Popsters.com 2020 77
We categorized pages by
8 categories depending on count
of followers:
1 000 000
500 000
200 000
100 000
50 000
20 000
10 000
1 000
78. AVERAGE ENGAGEMENT RATE OF PAGES BY COUNT OF FOLLOWERS
Facebook
0
40
20
1.64 0.67 0.65 0.48 0.34 0.20 0.10 0.09
31.60
ERpost
0
40
20
1.33 0.84 1.02 0.99 1.08 1.16 1.05 1.29
18.02
ERday
Social Media Users Activity Global Report by Popsters.com 2020 78
Posts per day
Followers
2
10k - 20k
3
20k - 50k
4
50k - 100k
6
100k - 200k
18
500k - 1M
13
200k - 500k
20
> 1M
1
1k - 10k
1
< 1k
79. AVERAGE ENGAGEMENT RATE OF PAGES BY COUNT OF FOLLOWERS
Instagram
0
20
10
5.40
3.34 3.18 2.79 2.48 2.40 2.51 2.56
19.19
ERpost
0
20
10
3.36 2.97 4.13 3.82 3.24 2.90 2.22 2.58
16.06
ERday
Social Media Users Activity Global Report by Popsters.com 2020 79
Posts per day
Followers
1
10k - 20k
1
20k - 50k
1
50k - 100k
2
100k - 200k
2
500k - 1M
2
200k - 500k
2
> 1M
1
1k - 10k
1
< 1k
80. AVERAGE ENGAGEMENT RATE OF PAGES BY COUNT OF FOLLOWERS
Twitter
0
6
3
4.56 4.53
1.01 1.08 0.74 0.72 0.56
ERpost
0
80
40
20
60
29.30
63.38
7.48 4.63 6.69 2.64 1.37
ERday
Social Media Users Activity Global Report by Popsters.com 2020 80
Posts per day
Followers
4
10k - 20k
8
20k - 50k
8
50k - 100k
10
100k - 200k
12
500k - 1M
13
200k - 500k
20
> 1M
81. AVERAGE ENGAGEMENT RATE OF PAGES BY COUNT OF FOLLOWERS
YouTube
0
50
25
5.23 4.01 3.26 3.01 3.22 2.56 2.49 2.49
42.46
ERpost
0
40
20
2.92 2.03 1.39 1.06
4.49
1.13 0.93 1.01
33.59
ERday
Social Media Users Activity Global Report by Popsters.com 2020 81
Posts per day
Followers
1
10k - 20k
1
20k - 50k
1
50k - 100k
2
100k - 200k
1
500k - 1M
2
200k - 500k
2
> 1M
1
1k - 10k
1
< 1k
82. AVERAGE ENGAGEMENT RATE OF PAGES BY COUNT OF FOLLOWERS
TikTok
0
125
25
50
75
100
43.76
28.96 24.49 19.81 13.75 10.47 9.90 5.67
118.41
ERpost
0
200
100
150
50
43.71
27.17 20.90 17.52 12.88 8.92 7.51 8.98
190.50
ERday
Social Media Users Activity Global Report by Popsters.com 2020 82
Posts per day
Followers
2
10k - 20k
1
20k - 50k
1
50k - 100k
1
100k - 200k
1
500k - 1M
1
200k - 500k
2
> 1M
2
1k - 10k
2
< 1k
83. AVERAGE ENGAGEMENT RATE OF PAGES BY COUNT OF FOLLOWERS
VK
0
8
4
0.96
0.43 0.35 0.27 0.19 0.20 0.16 0.08
7.63
ERpost
0
10
5
1.42
0.89
1.42 1.49 1.38
2.02 2.07
1.30
9.42
ERday
Social Media Users Activity Global Report by Popsters.com 2020 83
Posts per day
Followers
4
10k - 20k
6
20k - 50k
7
50k - 100k
12
100k - 200k
16
500k - 1M
13
200k - 500k
19
> 1M
2
1k - 10k
1
< 1k
84. AVERAGE ENGAGEMENT RATE OF PAGES BY COUNT OF FOLLOWERS
Ok
0
5
2.5
0.95
0.44 0.24 0.17 0.10 0.11 0.10 0.07
4.56
ERpost
0
5
2.5
1.43
1.93
1.20
0.73 0.81
1.70
1.16
0.86
4.42
ERday
Social Media Users Activity Global Report by Popsters.com 2020 84
Posts per day
Followers
5
10k - 20k
5
20k - 50k
6
50k - 100k
10
100k - 200k
18
500k - 1M
20
200k - 500k
13
> 1M
3
1k - 10k
2
< 1k