Meta has shared some fun facts ahead of World Emoji Day (Sunday 17 July), showing the most used emojis across Facebook and Instagram.

So many men are posing with fish on Facebook. ๐ŸŽฃ is now one of the countryโ€™s most popular emojis related to activities on FB posts:

  1. ๐Ÿ‰
  2. ๐ŸŽฃ
  3. ๐Ÿ€

Almost as many Aussies are mad for yoga and wellness ๐Ÿง˜ as they are traditional ball sports, according to the most popular emojis related to activities on IG bios:

  1. โšฝ
  2. ๐Ÿ€
  3. ๐Ÿง˜

Live, laugh, love โ€“ Australian men are more likely to laugh in emoji form than share a love heart, while Australian women put love on top, according to the most popular emojis by gender on FB:

Male

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  1. ๐Ÿ˜‚
  2. โค๏ธ
  3. ๐Ÿคฃ

Female

  1. โค๏ธ
  2. ๐Ÿ˜‚
  3. ๐Ÿคฃ

Baby boomers love a birthday post on friendsโ€™ timelines ๐ŸŽ‚, check out the most popular emojis by age group on FB in Australia:

18-24 (Gen Z)

  1. โค๏ธ
  2. ๐Ÿ˜‚
  3. ๐Ÿคฃ
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25-44 (Millennials/Xennials)

  1. โค๏ธ
  2. ๐Ÿ˜‚
  3. ๐Ÿคฃ

45-65+ (Gen X & Baby boomers)

  1. โค๏ธ
  2. ๐ŸŽ‚
  3. ๐ŸŽ‰

It looks like everyone spreads the love and laughs!

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