Social media Used by UK B2B Companies: Market Share (2026)

Among 6,139 UK B2B companies with detectable social media systems, AddThis has the largest detected share at 17.9%, ahead of Twitter and AddToAny.

Among 112,345 trading UK B2B companies, 6,139 have a detectable Social media system. The market is split across 16 systems rather than concentrated around one tool: AddThis accounts for 17.9% (1,096), Twitter for 16.0% (984), AddToAny for 15.7% (964), Instagram Feed for WordPress for 15.2% (931), Smash Balloon Instagram Feed for 14.9% (913), and ShareThis for 14.2% (874).

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Usage changes by employee band. AddThis has the largest detected share among Under 10 employees at 18.8% of 3,922 companies, Twitter leads the 10–50 employees band at 17.4% of 1,915 companies, and AddToAny leads Over 50 employees at 16.2% of 302 companies.

The long tail is still visible. SociableKIT covers 4.0% (247) and SocialStream covers 3.8% (236), while 8 further systems cover 1,011 companies.

6,139

B2B with detected Social media

Of 112,345 UK B2B

5.5%

Detection rate

2026

16

Systems detected

In this category

17.9%

Leader share

AddThis

UK B2B Social media market share

Other (8 systems)

Share of the 6,139 UK B2B with a detectable system. As of June 2026.

Social media compared

SystemUK B2BShareMedian headcountLondon shareTypical profile
AddThis1,09617.9%617.7%Micro B2B sites, broad UK spread
Twitter98416%719%Small B2B firms, London-skewed usage
AddToAny96415.7%623.1%Micro firms, higher London share
Instagram Feed for WordPress93115.2%717.6%Small sites, Instagram-led embeds
Smash Balloon Instagram Feed91314.9%717.6%Small sites, Instagram feed embeds
ShareThis87414.2%617.5%Micro sites, broad sharing widgets
SociableKIT2474%815.4%Small firms, embedded social feeds
SocialStream2363.8%814.8%Small firms, social stream embeds
Metricool2203.6%914.5%Small firms, slightly larger teams
Pinterest2163.5%718.5%Small firms, visual social links
Custom Twitter Feeds1762.9%619.9%Micro firms, Twitter feed embeds
Sassy Social Share1742.8%620.1%Micro firms, social share buttons
Hootsuite1542.5%828.6%Small firms, high London share
UltimatelySocial1482.4%717.6%Small firms, share button plugins
Buffer1111.8%720.7%Small firms, London-skewed scheduling
Shareiiit741.2%818.9%Small firms, lower-volume sharing

Systems detected below the page threshold appear with counts only; their full lists are available in the Firmbase app.

Market leader by size

The leading Social media system shifts with company size: among UK B2B with under 10 employees, AddThis leads at 18.8% of the 3,922 with a detectable system; among UK B2B with 10–50 employees, Twitter leads at 17.4% of the 1,915 with a detectable system; and among UK B2B with over 50 employees, AddToAny leads at 16.2% of the 302 with a detectable system.

Under 10 employees

AddThis

18.8% of band

This is the largest band, with 3,922 companies and a preference for lighter website sharing and embedded feed tools. AddThis has the largest detected share at 18.8%, with several WordPress-oriented systems close enough to keep the market fragmented.

10–50 employees

Twitter

17.4% of band

The 10–50 employees band covers 1,915 companies and shifts slightly towards account-led social channels and feed integrations. Twitter has the largest detected share at 17.4%, ahead of the other high-volume sharing and display systems.

Over 50 employees

AddToAny

16.2% of band

The Over 50 employees band is smaller, at 302 companies, and no single system dominates. AddToAny has the largest detected share at 16.2%, with competing tools still distributed across the same broad set of social sharing and embedded feed formats.

How Social media usage is detected

Methodology

Company data

Detected companies are joined to UK Companies House records and XBRL accounts data. Revenue and headcount figures come from the most recent filed accounts; where the company has not filed, values are estimated using a model trained on filed history and peer benchmarks and are labelled as estimates.

Detection

Firmbase crawls the public website of actively-trading UK companies and fingerprints the technologies present: tracking scripts, embedded forms, chat widgets, CMS markers and similar signatures. A company is included in this list when one or more of the technology's signatures are found on its site; closely-related variants of the same product are grouped under one name. Detection covers what is visible on the public web — a company using the technology purely internally, with no website footprint, will not appear. Counts are therefore a conservative floor, not a ceiling.

Freshness

Websites are re-crawled on a rolling basis and the underlying company data is refreshed from Companies House continuously; filings appear within days of submission. The list and its statistics are regenerated when the detected cohort moves meaningfully. You can see the last-updated timestamp near the top of the page.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the most-used Social media among UK B2B companies?
AddThis is the most-detected Social media among UK B2B companies, with 17.9% share (1,096 of 6,139 companies with a detectable system), ahead of Twitter (16%) and AddToAny (15.7%).
How many UK B2B companies have a detectable Social media?
6,139 of 112,345 actively-trading UK B2B companies (5.5%) have a Social media detectable from their public website. The remainder either run systems with no public web footprint or none at all, so detected share figures are a conservative floor.
What is a Social media?
A Social media system helps UK B2B companies publish, display, link to, or encourage sharing through social channels. In this category, the detected systems include sharing widgets, embedded social feeds, channel-specific feed plugins, and social scheduling tools used on company websites or marketing workflows.
How is Social media usage detected?
Firmbase crawls the public website of every actively-trading company in this scope and fingerprints the technologies present — scripts, widgets, booking and checkout flows. A company is attributed to a system when that system's signatures are found; systems with no public web footprint are not attributable, which is why every share figure on this page means share of companies with a detectable system.
Which has more UK B2B companies, AddThis or Twitter?
AddThis: 1,096 detected companies versus 984 for Twitter, of the 6,139 UK B2B companies with a detectable Social media.
What is the best Social media for UK B2B companies?
This page reports detected usage rather than recommendations, so there is no single “best” Social media system for every UK B2B company. Among 6,139 companies with a detectable Social media system, AddThis has the largest overall share at 17.9% (1,096); by band, AddThis leads Under 10 employees at 18.8% of 3,922 companies, Twitter leads 10–50 employees at 17.4% of 1,915 companies, and AddToAny leads Over 50 employees at 16.2% of 302 companies.

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