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Featured | 27 Jan 2021

In 2020, the number of active social media users rose by 4% to nearly 5 million, with internet users devoting an average of 2 hours and 17 minutes to social media a day. The pandemic has changed mobile users app interests: livestreaming app Bigo Live was the biggest mobile app in terms of consumer spend […]

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