Chart of the day: most users find their favourite brands on Snapchat by searching for their username
The research by Snaplytics shows that most Snapchat users wanted to engage with brands and actively seek them out on Snapchat
The latest research in their quarterly updates also shows that Snapchat is the most popular social platform amongst US teenagers.
The research found:
- More than 6 in 10 (64%) search for brands using their username
- A quarter of new followers have used Snapcodes and almost 1 in 10 (9%) have used deep links. Snapcodes are QR codes for Snapchat profiles, which may appear on websites and across social media
- 6 in 10 (61%) of Snaps are video, rather than images
Snapchat has 161 million daily active users.