Mobile

Almost half of smartphone users in Western Europe access social media via their mobile devices. 45.2% of smartphones users in Western Europe (United Kingdom, France, Spain, Germany and Italy) use their mobile devices to [...]


Technology

Europeans are increasingly using the internet. In 2011, 24% of people aged between 16 and 74 in the European Union have never used the internet. This figure compares to the 42% of Europeans who [...]


Facebook

Facebook is becoming a key news destination. 15% of all adults get their news from Facebook at least once a week. The trend is even stronger for young adults. 30% of all 18-34 year [...]


Facebook

Social networking is big in Europe. In October 2011, 92.7% of the European internet users visited a social network. The penetration rate is slightly higher in most countries in Western Europe. Spain comes first [...]


Android

Android is the leading mobile OS in Europe in ad impressions. In the third quarter of 2011, 33% of mobile ads were displayed on smartphones running Android. Android continues to grow. Google’s mobile OS [...]


Mobile

Many Europeans are accessing social media on mobile devices. In september 2011, 55.1 million mobile users in Western Europe (Germany, Spain, France, Italy, United Kingdom) accessed a social network or a blog on their [...]


Twitter

Twitter doubled its mobile audience in a year in Western Europe (Germany, Spain, France, Italy, United Kingdom). 8.6 million mobile users accessed Twitter in september 2011, which represents a 115% increase since last year. [...]


iOS

The smartphone market keeps growing fast in Western Europe. In August 2011, 91 million mobile subscribers in Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom reported using smartphones, up 46% from last year. Apple [...]


Technology

Nearly 15 million personal computers were shipped in Western Europe in the third quarter of 2011, according to data from Gartner. PC shipments were down 11.4% compared to the same period last year. Paradoxically, [...]