*Based on those who say they use the internet at least occasionally or own a smartphone and who say they use social networking sites. Pakistan not included in calculation due to sample size.
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Developing nations: online contact with family and friends 2014
This statistic presents the share of adult internet users in developing and emerging markets who used the internet to stay in touch with family and friends as of ****. In that time, it was found that ** percent of Chinese internet users contacted their family and friends via internet.
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