The amount of content people shared with friends, family and colleagues via Pinterest and LinkedIn grew faster in Q3 while Twitter experienced a significant decline.

Pinterest and email are neck-and-neck for sharing content online. Pinterest came closeto overtaking email as the #3 most popular social channel.

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14.78% 15.11%

19.22%

CONSUMER SHARINGTRENDS REPORT Q3 2013

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60% While Twitter and Facebook represent nearly75 percent of all sharing, their dominance is being challenged as the growth rate of Pinterest and LinkedIn outpace all the other channels.

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The quarterly Consumer Sharing Trends Report from ShareThis analyzes consumer sharing behavior across more than 120 social channels, reaching 95 percent of the U.S. internet population on desktop and mobile devices.

Year to Date Rate of Growth for Social Channels