World Social Media Day 2025: History, Theme, Facts, Quotes And Wishes | Lifestyle News

Last Updated:June 30, 2025, 07:15 IST

World Social Media Day celebrates how various social media platforms have revolutionised the world, giving us an enhanced medium to connect, communicate and create content.

World Social Media Day 2025: Observed annually on June 30, World Social Media Day marks a global tribute to the rise of social media and its increasing presence and importance in our daily lives. It celebrates how various social media platforms have revolutionised the world, giving us an enhanced medium to connect, communicate and create content.

World Social Media Day 2025: History And Significance

The World Social Media Day was founded by tech media company Mashable in 2010 to recognise the rapid influence of social media on how people connect and showcase their creative instincts through it.

SixDegrees was the first social media networking site launched on the internet back in 1997 and allowed users to connect with their friends and families through different features, ultimately paving the way for leading social media platforms like Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

The day highlights the power of digital connection among families and communities while also serving as a reminder of the challenges posed by the social media age where a growing number of users are encountering misinformation, attacks on their privacy and mental health effects.

World Social Media Day 2025 Theme

This year’s theme for World Social Media Day is ’empowering voices and building communities,’ which emphasises the power social media gives to users and businesses to echo their opinions and messaging and make an impact through content-based storytelling among their loyal follower bases.

World Social Media Day 2025: Key Facts

1. Statistics reflect social media’s growing influence and impact as over 4.9 billion people across the world are estimated users on various platforms.
2. An average social media user spends 2.5 hours daily on these apps.
3. On Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, the content, journalism and marketing scene has gone through a revolution.
4. In recent years, these platforms have also helped promote various social programs and protests, including popular movements such as #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter.

World Social Media Day 2025: Impact Of The Online Community

These social media platforms come with their own set of pros and cons establishing the impact of online community on the world we currently live in.

On one hand, the presence on Twitter and Instagram helps foster friendships and give a voice to the marginalised while cultivating greater awareness about several issues, the other end of the spectrum involves major challenges related to fake news, misinformation, cyberbullying, data hacking and mental health concerns.

The World Social Media Day encourages users to be mindful, respectful and informed digital citizens.

World Social Media Day 2025: Quotes

• “Social media is about sociology and psychology more than technology.” – Brian Solis
• “We don’t have a choice on whether we do social media, the question is how well we do it.” – Erik Qualman
• “By giving people the power to share, we are making the world more transparent.” – Mark Zuckerberg
• “The great thing about social media was how it gave a voice to voiceless people.” – Jon Ronson
• “Social media is not just an activity; it is an investment of valuable time and resources.” – Sean Gardner

World Social Media Day Wishes & Messages

• “Happy Social Media Day! Let’s celebrate the power of connection and creativity.”
• “Here’s to the platforms that bring us closer, amplify our voices, and inspire change.”
• “May your posts be positive, your stories inspiring, and your connections meaningful!”
• “Let’s use the power of social media to uplift, educate, and unite—Happy World Social Media Day!”
• “On this day, may your feed be filled with kindness, creativity, and community spirit!”

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