Observatory of online platform audiences - Fiscal year 2025
Published on 26 March 2026
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Summary
Introduction
The law of May 21, 2024 aimed at securing and regulating the digital space(SREN) adapts the European Regulation on Digital Services(RSN) into national law, and formalizes the designation of Arcom as the authority responsible for coordinating the regulation of French online platforms for France, alongside the French national data protection agency (CNIL) and the DGCCRF, also designated as competent authorities.
Arcom has set up this audience observatory with the aim of developing a better understanding of the audiences of very large online platforms and search engines (VLOPSEs), as well as platforms established in France and potentially subject to the RSN.
It also analyzes the audience of these same sites and platforms among persons under 18. This observatory provides a better understanding of the uses of Internet users, both under 18 and over 18, and their development, and will help inform the actions of the regulation.
Key figures to remember
85%
More and more French people on the Internet
Every day, 85% of French people visit the Internet, a figure that has been rising since 2022. The most-visited platforms in France are Facebook, YouTube and WhatsApp.
4 h
The French spend more and more time on the Internet
The increase in the number of Internet users is accompanied by an intensification of usage: French people aged 12 and over spend 4 hours a day on the Internet.
12-17 years
Snapchat and TikTok: teenagers' favorite platforms
Snapchat and TikTok, complemented by Instagram, YouTube and WhatsApp, account for almost three-quarters of the time spent online by 12-17 year-olds.
55h
Youngsters are spending more and more time on Snapchat
Between the ages of 15 and 17, Snapchat users spend 55 hours a month on the site.
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