According to a September 2021 survey conducted in the Philippines, an overwhelming majority of 99 percent of the country's adult population accessed the internet to check their social media accounts. In comparison, over half of adult Filipinos reportedly used the internet for entertainment, such as reading, watching, and/or listening to things of interest, including movies, recipes, and celebrity news.
Reasons for accessing the internet among adult population in the Philippines as of September 2021
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Pulse Asia, & The Manila Times. (October 14, 2021). Reasons for accessing the internet among adult population in the Philippines as of September 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271432/philippines-motivations-for-internet-use/
Pulse Asia, und The Manila Times. "Reasons for accessing the internet among adult population in the Philippines as of September 2021." Chart. October 14, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271432/philippines-motivations-for-internet-use/
Pulse Asia, The Manila Times. (2021). Reasons for accessing the internet among adult population in the Philippines as of September 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271432/philippines-motivations-for-internet-use/
Pulse Asia, and The Manila Times. "Reasons for Accessing The Internet among Adult Population in The Philippines as of September 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271432/philippines-motivations-for-internet-use/
Pulse Asia & The Manila Times, Reasons for accessing the internet among adult population in the Philippines as of September 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271432/philippines-motivations-for-internet-use/ (last visited June 02, 2024)
Reasons for accessing the internet among adult population in the Philippines as of September 2021 [Graph], Pulse Asia, & The Manila Times, October 14, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271432/philippines-motivations-for-internet-use/