Kominfo-KIC: Frequency of Information Sharing on TikTok Increased in the Last Year

TikTok is a social media application increasingly popular among Indonesian users. This is evident from the increased frequency of information sharing on the short-video application over the past year.

Based on the report *Status Literasi Digital di Indonesia 2021* released by the Ministry of Communication and Informatics and the Katadata Insight Center (KIC), the frequency of information sharing on TikTok increased from 2020 to 2021.

Specifically, 3.4% of respondents said they very often shared information on TikTok in 2020. This percentage increased to 13.1% in 2021.

Furthermore, 37.9% of respondents said they often shared information on TikTok in 2020. This percentage increased to 42.8% in 2021.

The high frequency of information sharing on TikTok indicates that this social media application is becoming increasingly popular among Indonesians.

This survey was conducted from October 4-24, 2021, using face-to-face interviews. The survey sample consisted of 10,000 respondents spread across 34 provinces, with criteria of being aged 13-70 years and having accessed the internet in the last 3 months.

The survey has a margin of error of approximately 0.98% at a 95% confidence level using multistage random sampling.