Mobile Myanmar: The Impact of Social Media on Young People Living in Conflict-Affected Regions of Myanmar
Question/Responses
Overall
Male
Female
Kayah
State
Rakhine
State
Kayah
Urban
Kayah
Rural
Rakhine
Urban
Muslim
IDP
Rural
Urban
Which social apps/platforms do you currently access from your phone?*
Facebook
220
(95.2%)
107
(97.3%)
106
(93.8%)
100
(94.3%)
120
(96.0%)
64
(97.1%)
36
(94.7%)
64
(100.0%)
56
(91.8%)
36
(94.7%)
128
(97.0%)
Facebook Messenger
197
(85.3%)
99
(90.0%)
93
(82.3%)
90
(84.9%)
107
(85.6%)
56
(82.4%)
34
(89.5%)
60
(93.8%)
47
(77.0%)
34
(89.5%)
116
(87.9%)
Instagram
44
(19.0%)
25
(22.7%)
19
(16.8%)
10
(9.4%)
34
(27.2%)
9
(13.2%)
1
(2.6%)
27
(42.2%)
7
(11.5%)
1
(2.6%)
36
(27.3%)
Twitter
28
(12.1%)
21
(19.1%)
7
(6.2%)
9
(8.5%)
19
(15.2%)
7
(10.3%)
2
(5.3%)
6
(9.4%)
13
(21.3%)
2
(5.3%)
13
(9.8%)
WhatsApp
47
(20.3%)
35
(31.8%)
11
(9.7%)
5
(4.7%)
42
(33.6%)
5
(7.4%)
0
(0.0%)
8
(12.5%)
34
(55.7%)
0
(0.0%)
13
(9.8%)
Viber
146
(63.2%)
74
(67.3%)
68
(60.2%)
52
(49.1%)
94
(75.2%)
31
(45.6%)
21
(55.3%)
45
(70.3%)
49
(80.3%)
21
(55.3%)
76
(57.6%)
WeChat
61
(26.4%)
42
(38.2%)
17
(15.0%)
8
(7.5%)
53
(42.4%)
7
(10.3%)
1
(2.6%)
8
(12.5%)
45
(73.8%)
1
(2.6%)
15
(11.4%)
TikTok
43
(18.6%)
22
(20.0%)
20
(17.7%)
8
(7.5%)
35
(28.0%)
8
(11.8%)
0
(0.0%)
17
(26.6%)
18
(29.5%)
0
(0.0%)
25
(18.9%)
Google Messenger
33
(14.3%)
17
(15.5%)
16
(14.2%)
16
(15.1%)
17
(13.6%)
13
(19.1%)
3
(7.9%)
5
(7.8%)
12
(19.7%)
3
(7.9%)
18
(13.6%)
Skype
16
(6.9%)
10
(9.1%)
5
(4.4%)
3
(2.8%)
13
(10.4%)
0
(0.0%)
3
(7.9%)
8
(12.5%)
5
(8.2%)
3
(7.9%)
8
(6.1%)
Snapchat
2
(0.9%)
1
(0.9%)
1
(0.9%)
0
(0.0%)
2
(1.6%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
2
(3.1%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
2
(1.5%)
Other: IMO
43
(18.6%)
32
(29.1%)
11
(9.7%)
0
(0.0%)
43
(34.4%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
2
(3.1%)
43
(70.5%)
0
(0.0%)
1
(0.8%)
Other: Gmail
9
(3.9%)
6
(5.5%)
3
(2.7%)
3
(2.8%)
6
(4.8%)
3
(4.4%)
1
(2.6%)
1
(1.6%)
5
(8.2%)
1
(2.6%)
3
(2.3%)
Other: YouTube
17
(7.4%)
14
(12.7%)
3
(2.7%)
2
(1.9%)
15
(12.0%)
5
(7.4%)
0
(0.0%)
4
(6.3%)
11
(18.0%)
0
(0.0%)
6
(4.5%)
Others
29
(12.6%)
21
(19.1%)
8
(7.1%)
5
(4.7%)
24
(19.2%)
3
(4.4%)
2
(5.3%)
4
(6.3%)
20
(32.8%)
2
(5.3%)
7
(5.3%)
Which of these apps/platforms do you use most often?*
Facebook
202
(87.4%)
98
(89.1%)
96
(85.0%)
87
(82.1%)
115
(92.0%)
58
(85.3%)
29
(76.3%)
62
(96.9%)
53
(86.9%)
29
(76.3%)
120
(90.9%)
Facebook Messenger
165
(71.4%)
82
(74.5%)
79
(69.9%)
74
(69.8%)
91
(72.8%)
45
(66.2%)
29
(76.3%)
56
(87.5%)
35
(57.4%)
29
(76.3%)
101
(76.5%)
Instagram
7
(3.0%)
5
(4.5%)
2
(1.8%)
4
(3.8%)
3
(2.4%)
4
(5.9%)
0
(0.0%)
3
(4.7%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
7
(5.3%)
Twitter
8
(3.5%)
7
(6.4%)
1
(0.9%)
1
(0.9%)
7
(5.6%)
1
(1.5%)
0
(0.0%)
1
(1.6%)
6
(9.8%)
0
(0.0%)
2
(1.5%)
WhatsApp
27
(11.7%)
21
(19.1%)
6
(5.3%)
3
(2.8%)
24
(19.2%)
2
(2.9%)
1
(2.6%)
4
(6.3%)
20
(32.8%)
1
(2.6%)
6
(4.5%)
Viber
70
(30.3%)
35
(31.8%)
32
(28.3%)
25
(23.6%)
45
(36.0%)
13
(19.1%)
12
(31.6%)
17
(26.6%)
28
(45.9%)
12
(31.6%)
30
(22.7%)
WeChat
40
(17.3%)
28
(25.5%)
10
(8.8%)
1
(0.9%)
39
(31.2%)
1
(1.5%)
0
(0.0%)
5
(7.8%)
34
(55.7%)
0
(0.0%)
6
(4.5%)
TikTok
22
(9.5%)
15
(13.6%)
6
(5.3%)
2
(1.9%)
20
(16.0%)
1
(1.5%)
1
(2.6%)
12
(18.8%)
8
(13.1%)
1
(2.6%)
13
(9.8%)
134