In France, 59 percent of the respondents used Facebook for any purposes and 36 percent declared using Facebook for the purpose of getting news as of 2023. YouTube and Instagram came in second and third positions when it comes to news with 23 and 16 percent respectively that same year.
Ranking of the most used social networks and messaging applications among French people in 2023
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