Question: "Which of the following social media platforms do you prefer to use for the following features? News feed, Live broadcasting, Private messaging, Stories/disappearing posts"
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Social media platform features usage frequency in the United States 2018
This statistic presents the frequency of social media platform feature usage in the United States as of February 2018. According to the results, 47 percent of surveyed internet users in the United States stated that they preferred to use Facebook for news feed feature, while in comparison only six percent stated similar preferences in use for Instagram.
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Morning Consult. (February 26, 2018). Frequency of social media feature use in the United States as of February 2018, by social media platform [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 15, 2026, from /statistics/820602/frequency-social-media-platform-features-usage-frequency/
Morning Consult. "Frequency of social media feature use in the United States as of February 2018, by social media platform." Chart. February 26, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 15, 2026. /statistics/820602/frequency-social-media-platform-features-usage-frequency/
Morning Consult. (2018). Frequency of social media feature use in the United States as of February 2018, by social media platform. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2026. /statistics/820602/frequency-social-media-platform-features-usage-frequency/
Morning Consult. "Frequency of Social Media Feature Use in The United States as of February 2018, by Social Media Platform." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 26 Feb 2018, /statistics/820602/frequency-social-media-platform-features-usage-frequency/
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Frequency of social media feature use in the United States as of February 2018, by social media platform [Graph], Morning Consult, February 26, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/820602/frequency-social-media-platform-features-usage-frequency/
