The internet usage habits of users in Türkiye were revealed by data from the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) for the first quarter of the year. According to the report, users spent the most time on the internet watching videos.
YouTube accounted for 40.6% of total internet traffic, while Instagram ranked second with 16%. These figures showed that user consumption is heavily oriented towards video content.
YouTube far ahead in video streaming platforms
In the video streaming applications category, YouTube came first with 57.4%. YouTube was followed by Instagram with 17.4%, TikTok with 5.6%, and Netflix with 5.5%.
Instagram leads in instant messaging
Instagram was the most common application in instant messaging traffic with 58.5%. Facebook came second with 26.4%, while WhatsApp had a 7.3% share and Telegram had a 6.2% share. The data indicated that users preferred social media-based applications for instant messaging, while the use of traditional messaging applications remained more limited.
WhatsApp first in voice calls over the internet
In the VoIP category, WhatsApp was the clear leader with a 61.2% traffic share.
PlayStation and Steam competition in online gaming
Among online gaming platforms, the most widely used was PlayStation with a 25.4% share, while Steam had 24.1%, PUBG had 9.2%, and League of Legends had a 6.7% share.