08.05.2025 13:41
The Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, stated, "In Turkey, the platform with the most users is Instagram, with 58.4 million people. Following Instagram, YouTube has 57.5 million users, and TikTok has 40.2 million users. The number of Facebook users is 34.8 million, while 19.7 million people use the X platform."
The Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, announced that the number of social media users has reached 58.5 million. Uraloğlu made a statement regarding the social media usage data included in the Digital 2025 Turkey Report prepared by We Are Social and Meltwater. According to the report, Uraloğlu stated that the number of internet users in Turkey is 77.3 million, and "The number of social media users has increased by 1.7% in the last year, reaching 58.5 million."
53.4% OF USERS ARE MALE
Uraloğlu pointed out that 46.6% of users are female, while 53.4% are male. He noted that internet users spend an average of 7 hours and 13 minutes online daily, stating, "Users spend an average of 2 hours and 43 minutes on social media every day and use an average of 7.6 social media platforms monthly."
"MOST TIME SPENT ON INSTAGRAM"
Uraloğlu reported that users primarily follow their friends, family, acquaintances, and products they wish to purchase on their social media accounts.
Emphasizing that social media users mainly use the platforms to read news, communicate with friends and family, and fill their free time, Uraloğlu noted, "In Turkey, the platform with the most users is Instagram, with 58.4 million people. Following Instagram is YouTube with 57.5 million users, and TikTok with 40.2 million users. Facebook has 34.8 million users, while 19.7 million people use the X platform. Compared to 2024, the number of Instagram users increased by 8.5%, TikTok by 2.9%, Facebook by 1.3%, and X by 1%.
There was no percentage change in the number of YouTube users. Additionally, internet users spend an average of 32 hours and 36 minutes per month on Instagram, the most time spent on any platform. This duration is 26 hours and 26 minutes on TikTok, while the average monthly time spent on YouTube is 23 hours and 31 minutes. The time spent on Facebook is 9 hours and 45 minutes, and on X, it is 5 hours and 4 minutes."