Nigerian Journal of Educational Technology, Vol. 1 No. 1, 2016 | 1 Usage of Whatsapp as a Social Media Platform among Undergraduates in Kwara State Akintola, M. akinmubarak@outlook.com 08180276252 Bello, M. B. (Ph.D) muhinat4islam@yahoo.com 08094805123 Daramola, D. S. (Ph.D) immaculatetabitha@yahoo.com 07031889036 Department of Social Sciences Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. Abstract Social media has become a tool for socialization among undergraduates. There are various social media platforms that are used by undergraduates. One of the widely used social media platform is Whatsapp, a mobile messaging platform which makes communication easier and faster thereby enhancing effective flow of information and idea sharing. This study examined Whatsapp as a favorite social media platform for educational purpose among undergraduates in Kwara State. The research type employed was a descriptive survey. The population were all undergraduates in universities in Kwara State while all 300 level undergraduates were the target population. 387 undergraduates were proportionately sampled and responded to a researcher-designed questionnaire with a content validity and 0.87 reliability index. Percentage, mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while bar-chart was used to present the results. Findings revealed that Whatsapp is the favorite social media platform among undergraduates in Kwara State. The study recommended among others that undergraduates should see Whatsapp as an avenue to connect with fellow students to facilitate learning beyond classroom walls. Keywords: Whatsapp, Social Media, University Undergraduates Introduction Globally, it took the old transistor radio 38 years to have 50 million users while television spent 13 years to reach 50 million users and the world wide web (www) accomplished this figure in less than half of a decade (4 years) but 3 years was all Apple’s tablet needed to reach 50 million