SOCIAL NETWORKS IN THE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION SPACE OF KAZAKHSTAN

Аннотация

This paper focuses on the problem of the social networks development in Kazakhstan. The raise of information and communication technologies has led to the emergence of a global Internet and the creation of online social networks. Today Kazakhstan actively grows its participation in this sphere through integration into the global information space. Currently, the most popular networks in the country are: VKontakte – 43%; Odnoklassniki – 34%; Instagram – 31%; Moi Mir – 21%; Facebook – 19%; Twitter – 5% and others – 3%. The population of the country constantly increases its activity on the Internet, currently online social networks are used by 70% of the population, which opens up new horizons in communication technologies advancement in Kazakhstan.