The number of social media users in Singapore was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 0.2 million users (+3.6 percent). After the eleventh consecutive increasing year, the social media user base is estimated to reach 5.75 million users and therefore a new peak in 2029. Notably, the number of social media users of was continuously increasing over the past years.The shown figures regarding social media users have been derived from survey data that has been processed to estimate missing demographics.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).

As of January 2023, 89.5% of the total population in Singapore uses social media. That is 5.30 million Singaporean social media users.

The social media penetration rate in Singapore was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2028 by in total 4.6 (+4.86 percent). After the ninth consecutive increasing year, the penetration rate is estimated to reach 99.24 and therefore a new peak in 2028. Notably, the social media penetration rate of was continuously increasing over the past years.

According to a survey on social commerce conducted by Rakuten Insight in Singapore in 2025, approximately ** percent of female and ** percent of male respondents answered that they used TikTok for purchases during the last 12 months. The same survey indicated that around ** percent of Singaporean consumers regularly shopped on social media.

It comes as no surprise that the largest social network in Singapore is the messenger app WhatsApp and the social media giant Facebook. With Singapore home to one of the fastest internet connection speed in the world, the convenience of using these social networks on a daily basis has driven the growth of online content. There are over *** million social media users in Singapore As of 2024, Singapore’s population has reached over *********** people. These are, however, on an island with an area of only ***** square kilometers. The high technological standard has led to the internet penetration being extraordinarily high compared to other Southeast Asian countries. A high Internet penetration rate is usually a first indication that social media has great importance for the country too. In this case the general number of social media users amounted to **** million people, reaching **** percent of the population. While WhatsApp is still the most popular social media channel in Singapore, it seems like Facebook is currently losing their younger users. Young Singaporean social media users would instead be flocking to Instagram, Snapchat or TikTok.

Singapore Internet Usage: Social Media Market Share: All Platforms: Hi5 data was reported at 0.000 % in 16 Mar 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 % for 15 Mar 2025. Singapore Internet Usage: Social Media Market Share: All Platforms: Hi5 data is updated daily, averaging 0.000 % from Mar 2025 (Median) to 16 Mar 2025, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.070 % in 12 Mar 2025 and a record low of 0.000 % in 16 Mar 2025. Singapore Internet Usage: Social Media Market Share: All Platforms: Hi5 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statcounter Global Stats. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.SC.IU: Internet Usage: Social Media Market Share.

The daily aggregated time-series data used in this study, "Predicting public mental health needs in a crisis using social media indicators: A Singapore big data study" (including actual values and normalised values), are available in the figshare repository. The count of daily emergency room visits data (“IMH Visits”) is available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.The study can be cited as:Othman, N.A., Panchapakesan, C., Loh, S.B., Zhang, M., Gupta, R.K., Martanto, W., Phang, Y.S., Morris, R.J.T., Loke, W.C., Tan, K.B., Subramaniam, M., Yang, Y. Predicting public mental health needs in a crisis using social media indicators: a Singapore big data study. Sci Rep 14, 23222 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-73978-5

As of April 2025, almost ** percent of Instagram users in Singapore fell within the age group of 25 to 34 years. This segment comprised almost ** percent of females and ** percent of males. Notably, approximately ** percent of Instagram users within the age group of 18 to 24 years were females. Instagram in generalThe Facebook-owned social network counts about **** billion active users worldwide. In Singapore, Instagram ranks third among the leading social media platforms . Compared to Facebook, Instagram is a more visual-based platform, originally designed as an online showroom for brands. Nowadays it provides the perfect environment for users to easily display their life to a larger audience and follow people/brands all over the world. Social media in SingaporeInstagram has thus emerged as an important promotional platform for brands. In Singapore, brands could reach a target audience of up to *** million people or about ** percent of the population. Unlike traditional advertising channels such as in print media or television, social media advertising, especially Instagram, can be tailored to reach the intended audience. The private information that users share on the platform helps companies to address the right target group for their branding and advertising campaigns, therefore further enhancing their impact.

In a survey conducted on cryptocurrency users in Singapore in 2023, the leading social media source to learn about cryptocurrency was Telegram, with ** percent of the respondents. This was followed by YouTube and Facebook.

Singapore Internet Usage: Social Media Market Share: All Platforms: Youku data was reported at 0.000 % in 06 Jan 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 % for 05 Jan 2025. Singapore Internet Usage: Social Media Market Share: All Platforms: Youku data is updated daily, averaging 0.000 % from Jun 2023 (Median) to 06 Jan 2025, with 274 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.200 % in 19 Apr 2024 and a record low of 0.000 % in 06 Jan 2025. Singapore Internet Usage: Social Media Market Share: All Platforms: Youku data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statcounter Global Stats. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.SC.IU: Internet Usage: Social Media Market Share.

（停止更新）互联网使用：社交媒体市场份额：所有平台：Hi5在03-16-2025达0.000%，相较于03-15-2025的0.000%保持不变。（停止更新）互联网使用：社交媒体市场份额：所有平台：Hi5数据按日更新，03-08-2025至03-16-2025期间平均值为0.000%，共9份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于03-12-2025，达0.070%，而历史最低值则出现于03-16-2025，为0.000%。CEIC提供的（停止更新）互联网使用：社交媒体市场份额：所有平台：Hi5数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于Statcounter Global Stats，数据归类于全球数据库的新加坡 – Table SG.SC.IU: Internet Usage: Social Media Market Share。

In 2023, Android users in Singapore spent an average of ** hours and ** minutes per month on TikTok. Youtube followed with ** hours and ** minutes spent on the platform. In 2023, the number of YouTube users in Singapore amounted to approximately **** million.

According to a survey on social media advertising conducted by Rakuten Insight in July 2023, approximately ** percent of female respondents and ** percent of male respondents in Singapore indicated that advertisements developed based on customer reviews were the most influential among all types of social media advertisements. Meanwhile, around ***** percent of respondents from both genders did not find any type of social media ad impactful.

As of February 2025, social media usage penetration in Singapore reached around 88 percent, followed by the Philippines at 78 percent. In contrast, Indonesia, Southeast Asia's most populous country, had a social media penetration of around 50 percent that year. What is the social media penetration rate, and what is the global average? The social media penetration rate refers to the percentage of a population that actively uses social media platforms. It is a key metric for understanding how widely social media is adopted in a specific region, country, or demographic group. Southeast Asia has a social media penetration rate of about 61.5 percent, slightly lower than the global average of nearly 64 percent. Northern Europe has the highest social media penetration rate worldwide. How much time do Southeast Asians spend on social media? Users in Southeast Asia spend, on average, more time daily on social media compared to their East Asian counterparts. Users in the Philippines spend on average more than 3.5 hours daily engaging with social media platforms, the highest figure in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Following the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand see their users lead the APAC region in daily social media usage, spending at least 2.5 hours on average each day on these platforms.

The number of social media users in the Philippines was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 31.2 million users (+47.48 percent). After the ninth consecutive increasing year, the social media user base is estimated to reach 96.95 million users and therefore a new peak in 2029. Notably, the number of social media users of was continuously increasing over the past years.The shown figures regarding social media users have been derived from survey data that has been processed to estimate missing demographics.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the number of social media users in countries like Singapore and Cambodia.

According to a survey on social commerce conducted by Rakuten Insight in Singapore in 2025, 55 percent of respondents answered they had bought clothing articles using social media. The same survey indicated that around 28 percent of Singaporean consumers regularly shopped on social media.

According to a survey on social media advertising conducted by Rakuten Insight in July 2023, approximately ** percent of respondents in Singapore indicated that they rarely purchased items, only between *** to ***** times in the past year, after viewing sponsored advertisements on social media platforms. Meanwhile, ** percent of respondents preferred not to purchase any items after viewing an ad on social media.

（停止更新）互联网使用：社交媒体市场份额：所有平台：优酷在01-06-2025达0.000%，相较于01-05-2025的0.000%保持不变。（停止更新）互联网使用：社交媒体市场份额：所有平台：优酷数据按日更新，06-20-2023至01-06-2025期间平均值为0.000%，共274份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于04-19-2024，达2.200%，而历史最低值则出现于01-06-2025，为0.000%。CEIC提供的（停止更新）互联网使用：社交媒体市场份额：所有平台：优酷数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于Statcounter Global Stats，数据归类于全球数据库的新加坡 – Table SG.SC.IU: Internet Usage: Social Media Market Share。

According to a survey conducted in Singapore in April 2024, cyberbullying and sexual content were the most common types of harmful content encountered online, with ** percent of those surveyed. Inciting racial and religious tensions followed, with ** percent of respondents.

As of June 2023, Gen Z, or those between the ages of 19 and 25 years old, made up the majority of the TikTok user base in Singapore, with ***** percent. This was followed by Millennials between the ages of 26 and 32 years, comprising around ***** percent of TikTok users. TikTok usage in Singapore Introduced in 2018 in Singapore, TikTok has rapidly grown to become one of the country's most widely used social media platforms. As of June 2023, it was the most downloaded app in the city-state, recording ****** thousand downloads. This rise was also reflected in user engagement, as Singaporean users spent a monthly average of ***** hours on TikTok in 2022. It enabled TikTok to reach a monthly revenue of **** million U.S. dollars in December 2022. The platform's rapid development has made it a major hub for the younger generation and is shaping digital trends in the country. The rise of TikTok Shop TikTok is no longer just a video-sharing platform; it has expanded its functionality to become a social commerce hub. TikTok Shop was launched in Singapore in August 2022. The marketplace is integrated into the TikTok platform, enabling consumers and creators to connect and engage directly with brands and sellers. In the city-state, where e-commerce holds a major position, this new feature is in line with the trend towards social commerce. Indeed, in February 2023, ** percent of people surveyed in the country replied that they regularly made purchases on social media. Among them, ** percent used TikTok for their purchases.