MANILA - Almost half of adult Filipinos use the internet, according to the Social Weather Stations’ latest survey.
SWS reported that based on its fourth quarter survey last year or before the COVID-19 pandemic, 45 percent of adult Filipinos use the internet.
The survey firm noted that internet use has been on the rise since 2006, when only 8 percent of Filipino adults used the internet. YouTube was the second most popular social media platform with 18 percent , followed by Instagram with 6 percent , Snapchat with 4 percent , Twitter with 3 percent , and Viber with 2 percent .
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