Dutch are using social media more frequently than last year
4 years, 2 months ago

Dutch are using social media more frequently than last year

NL Times  

The Dutch are using more different social media platforms simultaneously and log in more frequently every day. This year, 12.4 million Dutch people have WhatsApp, compared to 12.1 million last year. In total, 13.7 million of the nearly 14.7 million Dutch people over the age of 15 are active on social media. For example, 7.3 million Dutch people check Facebook at least once a day, almost 200,000 more than in January last year. 3.7 million people also log into Instagram every day, 7 percent more than last year.

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Social media has bigger role in Dutch people's media consumption, especially for Gen Z
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Social media has bigger role in Dutch people's media consumption, especially for Gen Z

NL Times  

Dutch people are increasingly leaning on social media in their media and news consumption, according to the annual social media survey by Newcom. More than half of Dutch people indicate that they use social media to help them be better informed about current affairs. On average, Netherlands residents spend around 2 hours a day on social media, with the younger …

70 percent of young Dutch people struggle to stop scrolling on social media
2 months ago

70 percent of young Dutch people struggle to stop scrolling on social media

NL Times  

Seven out of ten Dutch youth find it difficult to put down their phones while using social media, with rates climbing to nearly eight in ten in the Amsterdam region. According to the research, uncontrolled social media use can lead to mental health issues, loneliness, and sleep disturbances. “Young people who already experience mental health problems often turn to social …

Nearly 500,000 people quit X in the Netherlands last year
2 months ago

Nearly 500,000 people quit X in the Netherlands last year

Dutch News  

Some 500,000 people in the Netherlands left Elon Musk’s social media platform X last year, according to annual research by Newcom into Dutch social media habits. Youngsters spend an average of 165 minutes a day on social media, Newcom said. The Dutch government said earlier this month it has no intention of stopping using social media channels X, Instagram and …

Majority of Dutch citizens support social media ban for children under 16
2 months ago

Majority of Dutch citizens support social media ban for children under 16

NL Times  

A majority of Dutch citizens now support banning social media use for children under the age of 16, according to the Nationaal Social Media Onderzoek 2025, the largest study on social media trends in the Netherlands. Neil van der Veer, director of research firm Newcom, which conducted the study, described a "fundamental shift" in attitudes toward social media use among …

Over 60% of global population active on social media- New study reveals
1 year, 8 months ago

Over 60% of global population active on social media- New study reveals

India TV News  

According to a recent study by digital advisory firm Kepios, more than 60% of the world's population, nearly five billion people, are actively engaged on social media platforms. Social media usage varies significantly by region, with East and Central Africa having just one out of 11 people using social media, while India sees one out of three people using these …

Global WhatsApp outage also affecting Netherlands users
2 years, 5 months ago

Global WhatsApp outage also affecting Netherlands users

NL Times  

Users of messaging app WhatsApp have been hampered by an outage affecting the platform's services on Tuesday. The issue was reported by users around the globe since before 7:30 a.m., and people in the Netherlands have been affected by the problem at least since 9:15 a.m., according to Allestoringen. Many people trying to open the app said that WhatsApp displays …

Sharp increase in use of Dutch gov't websites
4 years ago

Sharp increase in use of Dutch gov't websites

NL Times  

In the past year, more people used government sites than ever before. 86 percent of the population aged between 16 to 75 made use of a government website at least once in 2020, according to Statistics Netherlands. Included in the report are websites of government agencies, such as the Tax Authority and municipalities, as well as pages of public bodies, …

NL residents more careful with online privacy
4 years, 1 month ago

NL residents more careful with online privacy

NL Times  

Netherlands residents are increasingly careful with their online privacy. Last year 90 percent of internet users aged 12 and up took measures to protect their personal data online, compared to 79 percent in 2016, according to figures Statistics Netherlands released on Tuesday. 77 percent of Dutch internet users said that they limited or denied access to their location last year, …

Facebook, WhatsApp usage decrease in NL; Instagram on the rise
5 years, 4 months ago

Facebook, WhatsApp usage decrease in NL; Instagram on the rise

NL Times  

People in the Netherlands spent less time on social media this year, according to the second edition of the Smart Media Monitor by online market researcher Multiscope. All together, Netherlands residents spent 1.1 billion minutes a day on social media this year, compared to 1.2 billion minutes a day in 2017. On average, social media users are on these platforms …

Half of Dutch young adults use date online; Tinder, Happn, Grindr most popular
5 years, 9 months ago

Half of Dutch young adults use date online; Tinder, Happn, Grindr most popular

NL Times  

Online dating is increasingly common in the Netherlands. Nearly half of Dutch between the ages of 18 and 34 are active on dating sites or apps like Tinder, Happn and Grindr. Just over half of all Dutch think that getting a date online is just as normal as using more traditional methods, according to a survey among 1,015 Dutch people …

Nearly 900,000 Dutch never use the internet
6 years, 2 months ago

Nearly 900,000 Dutch never use the internet

NL Times  

Last year 6 percent of Dutch aged 12 or older said that they never use the internet. Though the group of over 75 year olds who never use the internet shrank from 66 percent in 2012, to 50 percent in 2015, and 32 percent last year. The proportion of people in the age group 65 to 75 years who never …

Everybody’s soapbox
6 years, 10 months ago

Everybody’s soapbox

The Hindu  

THE widespread violence and attempts to rouse communal passions in Kerala recently, in the context of the rape and murder of a minor girl in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir and the horrifying circumstances surrounding it, must be the latest instance in India of the grave consequences of motivated messages being spread through social media platforms and apps. Therefore, “lots …

Teenagers turned off by Facebook as it becomes internet's grey area
7 years, 2 months ago

Teenagers turned off by Facebook as it becomes internet's grey area

Dutch News  

Teenagers are turning away from Facebook in favour of visually led alternatives such as Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat, new research has found. The number of 15 to 19-year-olds with Facebook accounts fell from 80% last year to 72% in the latest survey by research agency Newcom. The most popular social medium, WhatsApp, claims an uptake rate of 97% of Dutch …

Dutch kids fleeing from Facebook fast for Instagram: Survey
7 years, 2 months ago

Dutch kids fleeing from Facebook fast for Instagram: Survey

NL Times  

Teenagers in the Netherlands are turning their backs on Facebook in favor of other social media platforms, Instagram and Snapchat in particular, according to the National Social Media Study 2018 by Newcom Research. Now only 43 percent of Dutch between the ages of 15 and 19 years use Facebook on a daily basis, compared to 68 percent in 2016, Marketingfacts.nl …

Half of Dutch pensioners are now using social media
7 years, 9 months ago

Half of Dutch pensioners are now using social media

Dutch News  

Eight out of 10 people aged 12 years or older in the Netherlands make use of social networks such as WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter. And while the use of social media among younger people is barely changed, those in the 45 to 65 age range are catching up rapidly, according to a report by the national statistics office CBS published …

"Troubling" trend: 40% of Dutch barely follow the news causing social planning concerns
7 years, 9 months ago

"Troubling" trend: 40% of Dutch barely follow the news causing social planning concerns

NL Times  

On an average day 21 percent of Dutch don't bother following the news at all and another 18 percent spend less than five minutes doing so, according to a study social and cultural planning office SCP released on Thursday. And only 61 percent of Dutch spend more than five minutes looking at the daily news, according to the study based …

Dutch people leaving Twitter en masse; more use WhatsApp than Facebook
9 years, 2 months ago

Dutch people leaving Twitter en masse; more use WhatsApp than Facebook

NL Times  

The popularity of social media is still growing in the Netherlands, though Dutch users are making less and less use of Twitter. According to Newcom, the number of Dutch Twitter users decreased from 2.8 million to 2.6 million. Snap Chat saw an increase of 69 percent from 320 thousand to 541 thousand daily users, mostly teenagers. Daily Instagram users increased …

Facebook use drops in Netherlands; still top social network
10 years, 1 month ago

Facebook use drops in Netherlands; still top social network

NL Times  

Even though Facebook remains the top social network of 2014, Dutch consumers expect to use it less in 2015. The usage of other social media platforms such as LinkedIn and Instagram increased in 2014 and continues to grow in 2015, while Twitter use was flat, concludes a market research made by Multiscope. Although six percent of users expect to spend …

Dutch internet skills second in EU
10 years, 10 months ago

Dutch internet skills second in EU

NL Times  

Internet literacy among Dutch people between 16 and 75 years of age rose between 2010 and 2013. Inside the European Union, Dutch internet skills is above average, according to the Central Bureau for Statistics In order to understand the level of internet skill that most Dutch people have, search engines such as Google were used. In the Netherlands, Dutch people …

Number of smartphones in the Netherlands outstrips pcs (update)
11 years, 3 months ago

Number of smartphones in the Netherlands outstrips pcs (update)

Dutch News  

Some 67% of the Dutch now have a smartphone, outstripping the number with a personal computer for the first time, according to market research group GfK. One in five smartphone users said they never use the device to make phone calls; instead they take advantage of free messaging services like Whatsapp, and use email. Social media Facebook remains the most …

Number of smartphones in the Netherlands outstrips pcs (update)
11 years, 3 months ago

Number of smartphones in the Netherlands outstrips pcs (update)

Dutch News  

Some 67% of the Dutch now have a smartphone, outstripping the number with a personal computer for the first time, according to market research group GfK. One in five smartphone users said they never use the device to make phone calls; instead they take advantage of free messaging services like Whatsapp, and use email. Social media Facebook remains the most …

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