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The global technology industry experienced a 51% drop in company filings mentions of social media in Q3 2023 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by Meta Platforms with 138% year-on-year increase, according to GlobalData’s analysis of over 303 technology company filings. GlobalData’s Technology: Filings Trends & Signals Q3 2023 report delves into earnings call transcripts and quarterly reports within the technology industry, extracting trends, signals, and comparative data to help businesses assess their performance, identify competitive intelligence, evaluate risks, and gain a comprehensive understanding of key industry events. Buy the report here.

Notably, social media was one of the most frequently referenced themes in Q3 2023, ranking highest in terms of mentions, ahead of cyber insurance and digitalization, according to GlobalData.

Of the top leading companies in the technology industry, Meta Platforms had the greatest increase in references for social media in Q3 2023, compared with the previous quarter. GlobalData identified 19 social media-related sentences in the company's filings - 0.5% of all sentences - and an increase of 138% in Q3 2023 compared with Q3 2022. ROBLOX’s mentions of social media rose by 75% to 14 and Sony Group’s by 86% to 13 and Delta Electronics’s by 13% to 9 and HCL Technologies’s by 167% to 8.

GlobalData’s Company Filings Analytics also applies sentiment weight to reference sentences, based on whether the sentences are positive, negative, or neutral. Starting at 100 in 2020, an index over 100 is more positive. The overall index for social media in Q3 2023 was 96.

For further understanding of GlobalData's Technology: Filings Trends & Signals Q3 2023, buy the report here.

This content was updated on 12 October 2023

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