⚡ Social Media in Uruguay

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.

Uruguay is a South American country with a population of over 3.4 million people.

According to our data, social media platforms are used on 69.4% of websites from Uruguay.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is Facebook with an impressive share of 81.9%, followed by Instagram with 78% and X with 53.9%.

Facebook 81.9%
Instagram 78%
X 53.9%
WhatsApp 34.9%
LinkedIn 29.3%
TikTok 8.6%
Pinterest 2.3%
Flickr 1.2%
Telegram 1.1%
Behance 0.6%
SoundCloud 0.4%
Threads 0.4%
Mastodon 0.3%
Academia 0.2%
Discord 0.2%

🚀 Highlights

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

4. WhatsApp ^(-1)
8. Flickr ^(-3)
10. Behance ^(-14)
11. SoundCloud ^(-1)
12. Threads ^(-9)
13. Mastodon ^(-12)
14. Academia ^(-31)
16. Linktree ^(-10)
19. SlideShare ^(-16)
20. Medium ^(-7)

✨ Best Social Media Platforms

Below is a more detailed list of 24 social media platforms used on sites from Uruguay, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	Facebook Menlo Park, California, United States A social media platform owned by Meta. Free	81.9%
2	Instagram Menlo Park, California, United States A photo and video sharing social media platform owned by Meta Platforms. Free	78%
3	X Bastrop, Texas, United States A social media platform that allows users to post short messages, images, and videos. Free$3+/month	53.9%
4	WhatsApp Menlo Park, California, United States An instant messaging and Voice over IP service owned by Meta. Free	34.9%
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	29.3%
6	TikTok Haidian, Beijing, China A Chinese social media platform focused on short-form videos. Free	8.6%
7	Pinterest San Francisco, California, United States A social media platform for sharing and categorizing images in the form of pinboards. Free	2.3%
8	Flickr Mountain View, California, United States A photo-sharing social network with free storage for up to 1,000 photos. Free$10.44/month	1.2%
9	Telegram Dubai, United Arab Emirates A cloud-based messaging app for mobile and desktop platforms focused on security, speed, and privacy. Free$$$	1.1%
10	Behance San Jose, California, United States A platform for creative professionals around the world to showcase their own work and to discover the creative work of others. Free$9.99+/month	0.6%
11	SoundCloud Berlin, Germany An online music streaming and distribution platform that allows musicians upload, share, and monetize audio tracks, while listeners discover and engage with content. Free$4.99+/month	0.4%
12	Threads Menlo Park, California, United States A microblogging and social media platform from Meta. Free	0.4%
13	Mastodon Berlin, Germany A decentralized social network running on independent servers and powered by Mastodon open source software. Free	0.3%
14	Academia San Francisco, California, United States A social networking platform for academics that enables users to share research papers, build professional profiles, and connect with other researchers worldwide. Free$$$	0.2%
15	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+	0.2%
16	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	0.2%
17	Bluesky Seattle, Washington, United States A social network designed to operate without control by a single company, built as a reference implementation of the AT Protocol for distributed social networks. Free	0.2%
18	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	0.08%
19	SlideShare San Francisco, California, United States A social media platform where people share presentations and infographics. Free$9.99/month	0.08%
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	0.08%
21	Meetup New York, United States A social media platform for organizing in-person activities and meeting people in your local area.	0.08%
22	Steam Bellevue, Washington, United States A video game digital distribution service and storefront developed by Valve Corporation. $100	0.08%
23	Google Groups Mountain View, California, United States A Google service that provides discussion groups for people sharing common interests. Free	0.08%
24	HackerOne San Francisco, California, United States A cybersecurity platform that connects businesses with ethical hackers, penetration testers and cybersecurity researchers.	0.08%

👉 See Also

🌎 Social Media in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 1,818 websites from Uruguay.
Statistics were last calculated on March 21, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.