This statistic displays use of online communication and messaging platforms in Great Britain 2013, sorted by user's lifestage. In 2013, ** percent of students reported primarily using social networking sites to send messages over the internet, whereas the share of retired users using social network sites for messaging only amounted to ** percent.
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Oxford Internet Institute. (October 8, 2013). Do you use primarily use e-mail or social networking sites to send messages over the internet? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/274978/internet-messaging-platforms-used-in-great-britain-by-lifestage/
Oxford Internet Institute. "Do you use primarily use e-mail or social networking sites to send messages over the internet?." Chart. October 8, 2013. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/274978/internet-messaging-platforms-used-in-great-britain-by-lifestage/
Oxford Internet Institute. (2013). Do you use primarily use e-mail or social networking sites to send messages over the internet?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/274978/internet-messaging-platforms-used-in-great-britain-by-lifestage/
Oxford Internet Institute. "Do You Use Primarily Use E-mail or Social Networking Sites to Send Messages over The Internet?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 8 Oct 2013, /statistics/274978/internet-messaging-platforms-used-in-great-britain-by-lifestage/
Oxford Internet Institute, Do you use primarily use e-mail or social networking sites to send messages over the internet? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/274978/internet-messaging-platforms-used-in-great-britain-by-lifestage/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
Do you use primarily use e-mail or social networking sites to send messages over the internet? [Graph], Oxford Internet Institute, October 8, 2013. [Online]. Available: /statistics/274978/internet-messaging-platforms-used-in-great-britain-by-lifestage/
