We Are Social and Meltwater presented the updated report Digital 2025 on Social Media Statistics in Peru. We will discuss the data recorded on the digital situation in Peru in 2024-2025.

Use of Devices, Internet and Social Networks

A total of 39.4 million mobile cellular connections were active in Peru at the beginning of 2025, equivalent to 115% of the total population. However, some of these connections may only include services such as voice and SMS, and some may not include internet access.

27.3 million people used the internet in Peru at the beginning of 2025, when online penetration was 79.5%.

In January 2025, Peru had 24.5 million social media users, which is equivalent to 71.2% of the total population.

These main statistics offer a great overview of the “digital state” in Peru at the beginning of 2025, but to understand how digital trends and behaviors have evolved over time, we need to delve deeper into the data.

General Summary of Internet Use

At the time of writing the report, the latest available data indicated that there were 27.3 million internet users in Peru in January 2025.

This means that the internet penetration rate in Peru was 79.5% of the total population at the beginning of the year.

Meanwhile, Kepios’ analysis indicates that the number of internet users in Peru increased by 291,000 (+1.1%) between January 2024 and January 2025.

Social Media Statistics Peru – General Summary of Social Media Use

DataReportal figures show that in January 2025 there were 24.5 million active social media users in Peru.

In perspective, this figure was equivalent to 71.2% of the total population at the beginning of 2025.

The analysis by Kepios shows that the identities of social media users in Peru increased by 450,000 (+1.9%) between the beginning of 2024 and the beginning of 2025.

Data published in the ad planning tools of major social media platforms indicates that there were 24.5 million users over the age of 18 using social media in Peru at the beginning of 2025, which was equivalent to 99.8% of the total population aged 18 and over.

At that time, 46.6 percent of social media user identities in Peru were female, while 53.4 percent were male.

And to add context, it may be helpful to know that 89.6% of Peru’s total internet user base (regardless of age) used at least one social media platform in January 2025.

Social Media Statistics Peru 2025 – YouTube Audience

Google’s advertising resources indicate that YouTube had 19.1 million users in Peru at the beginning of 2025.

The company’s own data suggests that the reach of the YouTube ad in early 2025 was equivalent to 55.5 percent of the total population of Peru at the beginning of the year.

To put these figures into perspective, YouTube ads reached 69.8% of Peru’s total internet user base (regardless of age) in January 2025.

At that time, 47.9% of YouTube’s adult ad audience in Peru was female, while 52.1% was male.

Data published in Google’s own advertising planning tools shows that the potential reach of YouTube ads in Peru increased by 1.5 million (+8.5%) between early 2024 and early 2025.

Social Media Statistics Peru 2025 – Facebook Audience

Figures published in Meta’s own tools indicate that the potential reach of Facebook ads in Peru increased by 450,000 (+1.9 percent) between January 2024 and January 2025.

In a more recent context, the same data shows that the number of users that marketers could reach with Facebook ads in Peru increased by 650,000 (+2.7%) in the three months between October 2024 and January 2025.

Facebook ads reached 71.2 percent of the total population in Peru at the beginning of 2025. This reach was equivalent to 89.6% of the local internet user base (regardless of age) in January 2025.

Social Media Statistics Peru 2025 – Instagarm Audience

The numbers published in Meta’s advertising tools indicate that Instagram had 10.5 million users in Peru at the beginning of 2025.

The company’s regularly revised figures suggest that Instagram’s ad reach in Peru was equivalent to 30.4% of the total population at the beginning of the year.

Data published in Meta’s planning tools shows that the potential reach of Instagram ads in Peru increased by 450,000 (+4.5%) between January 2024 and January 2025.

Quarterly, the company’s data also reveals that the size of Instagram’s ad audience in Peru increased by 250,000 (+2.5%) between October 2024 and January 2025.

Social Media Statistics Peru 2025 – TikTok Audience

Data published in TikTok’s own advertising planning tools shows that TikTok’s potential advertising reach in Peru increased by 2.49 million (+11.4 percent) between early 2024 and early 2025.

Meanwhile, the figures indicate that the potential reach of ads on TikTok in Peru increased by 1.33 million (+5.8 percent) between October 2024 and January 2025.

Social Media Statistics Peru 2025 – Linkedin Audience

LinkedIn continues to grow and consolidate its position as the most important B2B social media platform for the region.

Data published in LinkedIn’s planning tools shows that the potential reach of LinkedIn ads in Peru increased by 2.0 million (+22.2%) between the beginning of 2024 and the beginning of 2025.

Quarterly, the company’s data reveals that the size of LinkedIn’s ad audience in Peru increased by 1 million (+10%) between October 2024 and January 2025.

It’s important to note that LinkedIn’s advertising tools publish audience reach data based on the total number of registered members, rather than the monthly active users that form the basis of ad reach figures published by most other social media platforms.

As a leading digital marketing agency in Latin America, we work with various companies in the planning and development of their digital strategies in the region. Whether they are B2B, B2C, small or large companies, we know how to use internet resources to boost their businesses.