* Of the 600 workers initially surveyed, 47.8 percent (approximately 287 respondents) said that they used group chat tools to communicate with coworkers. Of those 47.8 percent, 76.8 percent (approximately 220 respondents) admitted to using unsanctioned group chat apps always, often, or sometimes.
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Unsanctioned collaborative chat app use reasons in organizations in the U.S. 2016
The statistic shows the reasons behind unsanctioned group chat application use among full-time workers in the United States, as of 2016. At that time, **** percent of respondents who used unsanctioned group chat applications said they did so because they were easier to use than the official tools.
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SpiderOak. (January 17, 2017). Reasons for unsanctioned group-chat application use among employees in the United States, as of 2016 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/746402/united-states-unsanctioned-group-chat-app-use-reasons/
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