91% of global respondents said they can provide some kind of support through online groups. Facts have shown that in the past year, the Covid-19 pandemic has been an increasingly important catalyst for India's online communities.
According to the GovLab report of Facebook and NYU "The power of virtual communities", 91% of respondents in everyone said they can provide some support through these online groups, including helping local vulnerable residents buy food during the shutdown, sharing important information from health authorities, and providing emotional and financial support to local businesses.
Among 42.1% of Indians, their largest group is online. More than 92% of those surveyed in one study said that during the pandemic, they received some form of support through online community groups. More than 38.8% of people in India said that online groups have become "much more important" compared to responses from other parts of the world (29.5%).
The report also added that more than 1.8 billion people around the world use Facebook groups every month. Ajit Mohan, Vice President and General Manager of Facebook India, said: "People use our range of apps to express themselves and connect with everyone. Others, find meaningful connections and build supportive communities. The pandemic shows these online The importance of community GovLab interviewed 50 Facebook group leaders from 17 countries, 26 digital community experts from 11 countries, as well as internal Facebook research, literature reviews, and a parallel survey conducted by YouGov, which involved 15 15,000 people interviewed in the country to learn more about the role of communities in the digital age, the role of leaders and how Facebook supports them in the functioning of the community.
