This statistic displays the findings of a survey on the leading reasons for using social media platforms in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2015.
The survey was published by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport as a part of "Taking Part Survey" series and hence it focused primarily on analysis of cultural and sporting engagement. During the survey period, it was found that approximately ** percent of responding individuals reported that they used social media platforms in order to chat about sport, artistic, theatrical or musical interest or activities.
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