Study: more than a third of Russians spend up to three hours a day on social networks
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The platform for working with bloggers Perfluence, the Zigmund.Online online psychotherapy service and the ResearchMe analytical agency conducted a study among Russians aged 18 to 55 and named the number of users addicted to social networks. It showed that more than a third of Internet users spend up to three hours a day on social networks. The results of the study are at the disposal of Lenta.ru.
Up to three hours a day in social networks spend 36 percent of respondents, most of whom are men. Another 26 percent of respondents admitted that they are in them for at least five hours a day. Among the Russians surveyed were those who use social networks around the clock. Such, according to the study, was 12 percent – while there were more women among them than men. Only 8 percent of Russians spend no more than 30 minutes a day on social networks.
Speaking about the reasons for using social networks, 41 percent of respondents answered that they help to keep up to date with news about friends and relatives. Another 38 percent of Russians said they use social networks for communication and dating, and 29 percent admitted that they receive new knowledge and skills from them. Also, another 35 percent “kill” time using social networks, and 12 percent of respondents use these sites to follow a person, blogger or star they like.
At the same time, 34 percent of those surveyed admitted that they consider themselves addicted to social networks. At the same time, almost half of the Russians who took part in the survey noted that the use of such sites brings them rather negative than positive emotions.
Earlier, the Russians were warned about the danger that the popular WhatsApp messenger could pose. Yana Yurakova, an analyst at Positive Technologies, said that hackers and cybercriminals are particularly interested in the messenger because it is often used by older generations who are more susceptible to social engineering attacks.
