⚡ Social Media in Taiwan

Social media are online platforms where people can create, share and interact with content while connecting with others through likes, comments, messages, live streams and shared posts, making it easy to build social communities.

Taiwan is an East Asian self-governing island territory with a population of around 23.6 million people.

According to our data, social media platforms are used on 55% of websites from Taiwan.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top social media platforms in Taiwan in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is Facebook with a substantial share of 84.9%, followed by Instagram with 43.3% and Line with 41.1%.

Facebook 84.9%
Instagram 43.3%
Line 41.1%
X 14.7%
LinkedIn 7.4%
Pixnet 2.3%
TikTok 1.9%
Telegram 1.6%
Pinterest 1.4%
Threads 1.2%
Weibo 1%
Flickr 0.9%
WeChat 0.8%
WhatsApp 0.7%
Plurk 0.6%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top platforms that are more popular in Taiwan than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

3. Line ^(-7)
6. Pixnet ^(-41)
10. Threads ^(-11)
11. Weibo ^(-17)
13. WeChat ^(-4)
15. Plurk ^(-41)
17. Linktree ^(-9)
19. Behance ^(-1)
20. Medium ^(-7)
25. SlideShare ^(-10)

✨ Best Social Media Platforms

Below is a more detailed list of the top 25 of the 44 social media platforms used on sites from Taiwan, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	Facebook Menlo Park, California, United States A social media platform owned by Meta. Free	84.9%
2	Instagram Menlo Park, California, United States A photo and video sharing social media platform owned by Meta Platforms. Free	43.3%
3	Line Tokyo, Japan A Japanese instant messaging and social networking app often described as a super-app because it integrates services such as a digital wallet, news feed, digital comics, media streaming, and shopping. Free	41.1%
4	X Bastrop, Texas, United States A social media platform that allows users to post short messages, images, and videos. Free$3+/month	14.7%
5	LinkedIn Mountain View, California, United States A business and employment-focused social media platform that enables professionals to network, search for jobs, share content, and engage with companies. Free$29.99+/month	7.4%
6	Pixnet Taipei, Taiwan A Taiwanese mobile photo sharing, blogging, and social networking service.	2.3%
7	TikTok Haidian, Beijing, China A Chinese social media platform focused on short-form videos. Free	1.9%
8	Telegram Dubai, United Arab Emirates A cloud-based messaging app for mobile and desktop platforms focused on security, speed, and privacy. Free$$$	1.6%
9	Pinterest San Francisco, California, United States A social media platform for sharing and categorizing images in the form of pinboards. Free	1.4%
10	Threads Menlo Park, California, United States A microblogging and social media platform from Meta. Free	1.2%
11	Weibo Beijing, China A Chinese microblogging website. Free	1%
12	Flickr Mountain View, California, United States A photo-sharing social network with free storage for up to 1,000 photos. Free$10.44/month	0.9%
13	WeChat Shenzhen, China A Chinese instant messaging, social media, and mobile payment app that has evolved into a super-app combining communication, commerce, and everyday services. Free	0.8%
14	WhatsApp Menlo Park, California, United States An instant messaging and Voice over IP service owned by Meta. Free	0.7%
15	Plurk Taipei, Taiwan A micro-blogging and social networking service.	0.6%
16	Discord San Francisco, California, United States An instant messaging and VoIP social platform that allows users to communicate via text chat, voice, and video. Free$2.99+	0.5%
17	Linktree Melbourne, Victoria, Australia A freemium social media landing page service that lets users create a single customizable page of links to all their social profiles and websites from one shareable URL. Free$5+/month	0.5%
18	QQ Shenzhen, China A Chinese instant messaging software platform. Free	0.4%
19	Behance San Jose, California, United States A platform for creative professionals around the world to showcase their own work and to discover the creative work of others. Free$9.99+/month	0.3%
20	Medium San Francisco, California, United States An online publishing platform where writers can share articles, stories, and ideas with a wide audience. $5+/month	0.3%
21	Tumblr San Francisco, California, United States A blogging and social media platform currently owned by Automattic. Free$6.99/month	0.2%
22	SoundCloud Berlin, Germany An online music streaming and distribution platform that allows musicians upload, share, and monetize audio tracks, while listeners discover and engage with content. Free$4.99+/month	0.2%
23	Reddit San Francisco, California, United States A social news aggregation, content rating, and forum social network where content is promoted by members ("redditors") through voting. Free$5.99/month	0.1%
24	VK Moscow, Russia A Russian social media and social networking service that allows users to communicate, share content, and join online communities. Free	0.09%
25	SlideShare San Francisco, California, United States A social media platform where people share presentations and infographics. Free$9.99/month	0.07%

👉 See Also

🌎 Social Media in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 10,382 websites from Taiwan.
Statistics were last calculated on January 28, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.