Snapchat Friendship Report 2019
Snapchat's 2019 Friendship Report summarizes a 10,000-person survey across nine countries and four generations on how people form and maintain friendships.
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Gen Z favors smaller, private networks and nonverbal media (photos, video, emojis). Key numbers: average best-friend age 21; 40% report romantic-like intimacy. The report also covers platform differences and cross-cultural findings, with field photography and expert commentary.
- Slide 1: The Friendship Report: Snapchat (2019)
- Slide 2: Snapchat's 2011 origin and the study goal
- Slide 3: 10,000 respondents across nine countries and generations
- Slide 4: Average social circles and typical age of meeting
- Slide 5: Gen Z prefers smaller, closer friend groups
- Slide 6: Global experts consulted on friendship
- Slide 7: Friendship Around the World: Section 1
- Slide 8: The age paradox: Gen Z resembles foreign Boomers
- Slide 9: Regional differences in friendship size and ideals
- Slide 10: Average number of best friends by country
- Slide 11: Different age groups share cross‑cultural friendship commonalities
- Slide 12: Platforms and online communication preferences by generation
- Slide 13: Field photography in Bombay across four generations
- Slide 14: Millennials & Gen Z: same same but very different
- Slide 15: The gender (non)gap: shifts in friendship norms
- Slide 16: Gender differences in most frequent friend activities
- Slide 17: Men closing the intimacy gap in friendships
- Slide 18: Gender boundaries in friendship are blurring in India
- Slide 19: French youth most comfortable discussing love with friends
- Slide 20: Regions prefer cultural or social paths to friendship
- Slide 21: Germany: 23% make best friends through existing pals; Boomers 34%
- Slide 22: The importance of friendship and communication
- Slide 23: Friends: the family you pick
- Slide 24: Lift Me Up: Antonio Olmos portrait series
- Slide 25: Interacting with friends produces overwhelmingly positive emotions
- Slide 26: Women report stronger positive emotions than men
- Slide 27: A friend in need: a few strong friendships act like therapy
- Slide 28: Topics people would not share with their best friend, by generation
- Slide 29: Boomers are less willing to share intimate details with friends
- Slide 30: Having few or no best friends links to worse wellbeing and isolation
- Slide 31: Average age people meet their best friend: 21
- Slide 32: Two Malaysian friends who met at dance school
- Slide 33: Dance practice as a bond and support network
- Slide 34: Pre-performance rituals reinforce friendship
- Slide 35: Dana Kerford's four rules for friendship
- Slide 36: Talking through conflict builds understanding: Dana Kerford
- Slide 37: Emojis and non‑verbal cues replace missing body language
- Slide 38: Video and photos help express what words can't
- Slide 39: Millennials & Gen Z: same same but very different
- Slide 40: The end of oversharing: Gen Z reclaims private sharing
- Slide 41: Gen Z prefers private sharing over public posts
- Slide 42: From public to private: Gen Z favors smaller intimate networks
- Slide 43: Platform use differences: Snapchat and Facebook rates
- Slide 44: Platform choice shapes group size and friendship depth
- Slide 45: 40% report friendships produce romantic-like intimacy
- Slide 46: One in five decide a best friend within a month
- Slide 47: Strong friendships strengthen romantic relationships
- Slide 48: Snapchat Photography credits and media contact
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