Data presented by Buy Shares indicates that Snapchat daily active users have grown by 39 million on a Year-Over- Year basis. The addition represents a growth of 18.57%.

Pandemic spurs Snapchat’s DAU growth 

During Q3 2019 the daily active users stood at 210 million while the figure was 249 million as of Q3 2020. Between Q3 2018 and Q3 2020 Snapchat’s daily active users have grown by 33.87%.

After witnessing a rise in daily active users the numer slumped between Q1 2018 and Q4 2018 with a percentage drop of  2.61%.

The research also overviewed Snapchat’s number of daily active users based on regions. As of Q3 2020, North America recorded the highest number at  90 million, a growth of about 7% from a similar period last year.

Commenting on the recent surge in Snapchat’s daily active users, Buy Shares researcher Justinas Baltrusaitis said:

“After taking a dip in users around 2018 Snapchat began witnessing a steady rise from the end of last year. The platform’s 2020 numbers have been boosted by the coronavirus pandemic.During the health crisis, most people were confined to their homes and turned to social platforms like Snapchat for entertainment.”

Europe has 72 million active daily users as of Q3 2020, a growth of 10% from Q3 2019. Elsewhere during Q3, 2020 the rest of the world had 87 million daily active users.

The full story, statistics and information can be found here: https://buyshares.co.nz/2020/10/22/snapchat-adds-39-million-daily-active-users-yoy-representing-18-growth/