The Week That Was: Social Media (08/02/19)

Over ¼ of Brits believe Facebook will launch a banking productA recent study showed that over one quarter of Brits believe that Facebook will launch a banking product by 2023. This comes alongside service expansion from Amazon, who launched a physical grocery store in 2018. Instagram's most famous eggs cracks under pressureThe egg seen round the world who overtook Kylie Jenner as the most liked image on Instagram has officially cracked. Following the Superbowl this past weekend, the channel posted a video of the egg cracking revealing a message of mental health awareness. But some of us are still wondering which came first: the campaign or the egg?The million follower high clubYouTube has seen accounts with 1m+ followers double in the last year. The platform also saw the number of people earning 6 figures through the site grow by 40%.Snap backSnapchat has shared positive news this week, announcing that user numbers have held strong over Q4 last year.Sign-up here to our monthly Social newsletter and access case studies of our work, as well as hearing the latest news and trends from this sector. We’ll share updates on how we are helping our clients make a meaningful impact, create movements and connect in innovative ways with their audience.