Google+ penetration lacklustre across Americas

An overview of Google+ penetration in the Americas between 2014 and 2018.

Just over one in ten (11.1%) adults across key Americas markets use Google+, according to the latest data from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.

The social platform was most popular in Mexico, where nearly one-fifth (17.3%) of adults reported using the Google+ in the past week. This compared to just 6.7% of Americans, a share which has almost halved since 2014.

The poor uptake coincides with news that the platform is being shut down following a data breach affecting up to 500,000 accounts, and compares to a global penetration of close to...

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