Individuals using the internet for participating in social networks

In 2020, Ireland's individuals using the internet for participating in social networks decreased by 4.8% compared to 2019, reaching 60.6.

Ireland accounts for 105.7% of the EU-27 total of 57.3.

Ireland ranks 17th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 15.2% (from 52.6 in 2015).

Source: Eurostat dataset tin00127, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.