Daily users of social media before and after bans of Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter in Russia on February 24 and March 15, 2022, by selected platform
(in millions)
Characteristic
February 24, 2022 (before the bans)
March 15, 2022 (after the bans)
VK
46.51
50.34
Telegram
31.24
45.52
Instagram
39.03
34.18
TikTok
33.17
33.43
Odnoklassniki
19.81
20.94
Facebook
9.63
5.51
Twitter
2.61
1.27
Snapchat
1.27
1.18
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The figures refer to the audience aged 12 years and above, on desktop and mobile devices.
Figures have been rounded.
The source provided the following timeline of the bans in 2022: Feb 25: the Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) starts to slow down traffic on Facebook; Mar 1: Roskomnadzor restarted slowing down traffic on Twitter; Mar 4: Roskomnadzor announced blocking Facebook; Mar 11: Roskomnadzor announced Instagram blocking from Mar 14; Mar 14: Instagram blocking began.
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Social media user change due to Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter bans in Russia 2022
After Meta platforms Facebook and Instagram, as well as Twitter, were blocked in Russia in March 2022, the daily audience of VK and Telegram significantly increased compared to the period prior to the bans in February 2022. The number of daily users of Telegram grew by nearly 46 percent between February 24 and March 15, 2022.
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RBC.ru. (March 20, 2022). Daily users of social media before and after bans of Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter in Russia on February 24 and March 15, 2022, by selected platform (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/1297985/social-media-users-before-and-after-bans-russia/
RBC.ru. "Daily users of social media before and after bans of Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter in Russia on February 24 and March 15, 2022, by selected platform (in millions)." Chart. March 20, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/1297985/social-media-users-before-and-after-bans-russia/
RBC.ru. (2022). Daily users of social media before and after bans of Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter in Russia on February 24 and March 15, 2022, by selected platform (in millions). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/1297985/social-media-users-before-and-after-bans-russia/
RBC.ru. "Daily Users of Social Media before and after Bans of Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter in Russia on February 24 and March 15, 2022, by Selected Platform (in Millions)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 20 Mar 2022, /statistics/1297985/social-media-users-before-and-after-bans-russia/
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Daily users of social media before and after bans of Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter in Russia on February 24 and March 15, 2022, by selected platform (in millions) [Graph], RBC.ru, March 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1297985/social-media-users-before-and-after-bans-russia/
