Britons 'bored by social networks' According to the research, 41 per cent of the British online population claim to be getting bored with social media and say they will use it less. However, the uptake and usage of sites such as Facebook and Twitter, is still growing. Nearly two thirds (65 per cent) of the UK online population have used Facebook in the last month, while 23 per cent of all UK web users have logged onto Twitter during the same period. Other popular internet brands include LinkedIn, Google+ and Spotify. But the YouGov research found that just under a quarter of the British online population who regularly use Facebook, are going on it less than they did a year ago. Nineteen per cent also reckon they will continue to use the world's most popular social networking site less and less over the next 12 months. The study also shows that increasing numbers of people prefer to use social media for specific purposes, such as job hunting via LinkedIn or tracking friends" news - rather than just browsing the sites for the sake of it.