The internet, which dates back to the US Government’s efforts to establish a fault-tolerant, robust and private computer network in the 1960s, is among the indispensables of everyone today.
The internet was first used in Turkey on April 12, 1993. After the first experimental connection was made to the Netherlands in October 1992, the first internet connection was made via routers belonging to METU and a leased line with 64 Kbps capacity provided from the PTT. since then Development of internet and social media in Turkey a report has been published.
Minister announced: A new company will be established for fiber internet
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure made critical statements about fiber internet infrastructure. According to the Minister, the establishment of a joint company is on the agenda.
82% of Turkey’s population is online
According to DataReportal’s “Digital 2022: Turkey” report, Turkey’s population 69.95 million people, 82 percent of whom is using the internet. According to the data of Kepios, internet users in Turkey increased by 3.9 million (5.9%) between 2021 and 2022, while the number of those who do not use the internet was 15.35 at the beginning of 2022.
On the other hand, according to the information shared by Ookla, owner of Speedtest, the internet connection speed measurement service, the average mobile internet connection speed in Turkey was 30.97 Mbps and the median fixed internet connection speed was 25.67 Mbps at the beginning of 2022.
There are nearly 70 million social media users in Turkey.
In the report in January 68.90 million people use social media It was stated that these were equal to 80.8 percent of the total population. It was also underlined that social media users in Turkey increased by 8.9 million (14.8%) between 2021 and 2022.
Data published in Meta’s advertising sources, Facebook’s in Turkey at the beginning of 2022 It has 34.40 million users is showing. It’s worth noting, however, that this number is an average, as the company changed the way ad sources report their audience reach data at the end of 2021.
YouTube has more than 50 million users in Turkey
According to data obtained through Google’s advertising sources, YouTube will be in Turkey in early 2022. 57.40 million users is stated to be. In other words, YouTube ads have reached 82.1 percent of Turkey’s total internet user base (regardless of age) in January 2022.
Instagram will be in Turkey at the beginning of 2022. 52.15 million users was determined to be. However, considering that the platform limits its use to people aged 13 and over, this number is estimated to be much higher.
DataReportal explained the usage rate of other social media platforms in Turkey as follows:
- TikTok: 26.56 million
- Facebook Messenger: 16.80 million
- LinkedIn: 12.00 million
- Snapchat: 12.90 million
- Twitter: 16.10 million
More than 5 billion internet users worldwide
According to DataReportal’s report, published jointly with We Are Social and Hootsuite, more than 5 billion people worldwide use the internet. This data means that 63 percent of the total world population is currently online. In addition, 4.65 billion people use social media, which corresponds to 58 percent of the total population.
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