Journalist Abdulkadir Selvi shared the results of the survey of the research company Optimar on the use of social media. The shared data draws attention as it reveals the social media usage habits of the citizens and reveals which platforms the citizens who support a political party use the most. If you wish, let’s take a closer look at the results of that research.
According to Optimar’s research, supporters of political parties give results that are not surprising when considered in general. In this context, 50.5 percent of those who say they support AKP use Facebook. While 36.2% of the participants state that they use YouTube, 23.3% use Twitter and 18.6% use Instagram. Unsurprising statistics also reveal the contrast between CHP and AKP.
The government and the opposition are also at odds on social media.
When we look at the favorite social media platforms of the main opposition party CHP; We see that 31.7% of the respondents are Twitter, 28.1% are Instagram, 27.5% are YouTube, and 13.2% are Facebook. Social media usage in MHP, which is a partner of Ak Party’s government, has emerged as Facebook with 15.2 percent, Instagram with 9.2 percent, YouTube with 8.7 percent and Twitter with 1.9 percent. . When we look at the Good Party; It was concluded that 14.1 percent used Twitter, 9.7 percent Instagram, 8.7 percent Facebook and 4.3 percent YouTube.
Other highlights of the study are:
According to Optimar’s research, respondents generally use Instagram the most. The general rate of users who gave this answer is 30.8 percent. While 28.5 percent of the participants say they use Facebook the most, 13.5% Twitter, 3.6 percent YouTube, 2 per thousand use TikTok more than other platforms. On the other hand, 46.2 percent of the respondents stated that they follow the current news on social media.
The research reveals that the favorite social media platforms of women and men also differ. Accordingly, while women mostly prefer Instagram, men use Facebook. Users between the ages of 18-44 who participated in the survey state that their favorites are Instagram. The favorite social media platform of the 45-54 age group is Facebook. . .