As of the third quarter of 2023, approximately ** percent of internet users in Ghana used social media primarily to keep in touch with friends and family. Moreover, for around ** percent and ** percent of internet users in the country, social media platforms were accessed for seeing what's being talked about and filling spare time, respectively. Reading news stories was cited by roughly ** percent of the respondents.
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