The main purpose of Facebook is to show who you are with pictures and name. Basically people want to show off their personality and life story and that's a big reason why social media is growing. Sports influences. Another big reason why social media is getting higher status is sports. Almost everyone loves watching sports and today almost every known person has their own social media. The love for sports and these well-known people is what makes social media grow. An example of this is how Zlatan Ibrahimovic uses Instagram to show his love for sport by posting photos and texts. People who love Zlatan have even created their own Instagram to follow the journey of their idols on these types of platforms. Discussions in sports also increase social media status, almost everyone wants to show their thoughts. Thoughts that contain, for example, who is the best player or team. These types of discussions usually exist on platforms like Facebook or Twitter. That's why sport has a big influence on this