Facebook Statistics, User Counts and Facts (2021)

Facebook is now unquestionably the largest social network in the world with over two billion monthly active users and over a billion daily active users. HereareafewofthemostinterestingFacebookstatisticsandfactsIwasabletodigupincludingusercounts.Asalways,besuretocheckbackinthefutureasIwillbeupdatingthispostasnewandupdatedstatsbecomeavailable. FacebookFacts Website:OfficialWebsite YearFounded:2004 Headquarters:MenloPark,CA Founder(s):MarkZuckerberg,EduardoSaverin,AndrewMcCollum,DustinMoskovitz,ChrisHughes CurrentChiefExecutive:MarkZuckerberg Subsidiary:Messenger,Instagram,OculusVR,WhatsApp,Giphy AppDownload(iOS) AppDownload(Android) WhatisFacebook? ThestoryofFacebookislegendary;AgroupofHarvardUniversitystudents,ledbyMarkZuckerberg,gottogetherin2004tocreateasocialnetworktocreateasocialnetworkwithintheHarvardcommunity.Itquicklyprovedtobeasuccessandspreadtoothercollegesacrossthenortheastandthenfromcoasttocoast.Finally,in2006,itwasopeneduptotheworldanditsunprecedented,exponentialgrowthbegan,continuingtothisday. Facebookisnowunquestionablythelargestsocialnetworkintheworldwithovertwobillionmonthlyactiveusersandoverabilliondailyactiveusers.Withaplatformasfeature-richandwidelyvisitedasFacebook’stherearecountlessstatsthatcanbecollectedandtracked. FacebookHistory YearFacebooklaunched:2004(asTheFacebook) YearTheFacebookwaschangedtoFacebook:2005 YearNewsFeedswereintroduced:2006 YearFacebookopeneduptoeveryoneovertheageof13:2006 Yearpageswereintroduced:2007 YearthatFacebookChatlaunched:2008 YearthatFacebookbecamethemost-usedsocialnetworkglobally:2009 Yearthatusernameswereintroduced:2009 YeartheLikebuttonwasintroduced:2009 YearthatTimelineswerefirstintroduced:2011 YearthatFacebookChatbecameFacebookMessenger:2011 YeartheBugBountyprogramlaunched:2011 YearofFacebook’sIPO:2012 YeartheAppCenterlaunched:2012 YearFacebookboughtInstagram:2012 YearFacebookjoinedtheFortune500:2013 YearFacebookjoinedtheS&P500:2013 YearthatGraphSearchlaunched:2013 YearthatFacebookHomelaunched:2013 Yearthatclickablehashtagswereintroduced:2013 YearFacebookboughtWhatsApp:2014 YearInstantArticleslaunched:2015 YearthatReactionswereintroduced:2016 YearthatDeepTextwasannounced:2016 YearWorkplacewasannounced:2016 YearFacebookSpaceswasannounced:2017 YearFacebookStorieslaunched:2017 FacebookUserCount HowmanypeopleuseFacebook? 2.797billionmonthlyactiveusers(MAU)global 258millionusersintheUSandCanada 419millionusersinEurope 1.199billionusersinAsia-Pacific Source Lastupdated1/1/21 Facebookdailyactiveusers(DAU): 1.845billionFacebookusersglobal 195millionusersinUS&Canada 308millionusersinEurope 744millionusersinAsia-Pacific Source Lastupdated1/1/21 NumberofFacebookusersbygeography: Algeria:16million Lastupdated2/7/17 Bangladesh:28million Lastupdated12/15/19 Brazil:139million Lastupdated7/13/17 Cambodia:6.3million Lastupdated12/15/19 Egypt:35million Lastupdated2/7/17 France:28millionLastupdated8/14/19 Germany: 26.8millionLastupdated8/14/19 HongKong:5million Lastupdated9/28/16 India: 250million Lastupdated4/5/18 Indonesia:126million Lastupdated7/13/17 Iraq:14million Lastupdated2/7/17 Japan:71million Lastupdated12/15/19 Kenya: 3million Lastupdated6/30/16 Laos:2.2million Lastupdated12/15/19 Mexico:85million Lastupdated7/13/17 Mongolia:1.9million Lastupdated12/15/19 Morocco:13million Lastupdated2/7/17 Nepal:10.4million Lastupdated12/15/19 Netherlands: 4million Lastupdated4/13/15 Nigeria: 16million Lastupdated6/30/16 Pakistan:32million Lastupdated12/15/19 Philippines:69million Lastupdated7/13/17 SaudiArabia:18million Lastupdated2/7/17 Singapore:4.3million Lastupdated12/15/19 SouthAfrica: 14million Lastupdated6/30/16 SriLanka:5.5million Lastupdated12/15/19 Thailand:57million Lastupdated7/13/17 Turkey:56million Lastupdated7/13/17 UK:6million Lastupdated2/12/18 Vietnam: 64million Lastupdated7/13/17 CitywiththelargestnumberofFacebookusersintheworld: Bangkok(35millionusers) FacebookRevenueTotals FacebookAnnualRevenue: FacebookQuarterlyRevenue: Q42020: $28.072billion Q32020:$21.470billion Q22020:$18.687billion Q12020:$17.737billion Q42019:$21.082billion Q32019:$17.652billion Q22019:$16.624billion Q12019:$15.077billion Q42018:$16.914billion Q32018:$13.727billion Q22018:$13.231billion Q12018:$11.966billion Q42017:$12.972billion Q32017:$10.328billion Q22017:$9.321billion Q12017:$8.032billion Q42016:$8.809billion Q32016:$7.011billion Q22016:$6.436billion Q12016:$5.38billion Q42015:$5.841billion Q32015:$4.501billion Q22015:$4.04billion Q12015:$3.54billion Q42014:$3.85billion Q32014:$3.2billion Q22014:$2.9billion Q12014:$2.5billion Q42013:$2.585billion Q32013:$2.02billion Facebooknetincome(quarterly): Q42020: $11.2billion Q32020:$7.8billion Q22020:$5.1billion Q12020:$4.902billion Q42019:$7.3billion Q32019:$6billion Q22019:$2.6billion Q12019:$2.4billion Q42018:$6.6billion Q32018:$5.1billion Q22018:$5.1billion Q12018:$4.9billion Q42017:$4.2billion PercentageofFacebookrevenuethatcomesfromtheUS&Canada: 48% Lastupdated7/24/19 PercentageofFacebookrevenuethatcomesfromEurope: 24.3% Lastupdated7/24/19 PercentageofFacebookrevenuethatcomesfromAsia-Pacific: 17.8% Lastupdated7/24/19 AverageFacebookrevenueperglobaluser: Q42020:$8.62 Q32020:$6.76 Q22020:$6.10 Q12020:$6.95 Q42019:$8.52 Q32019:$7.26 Q22019:$7.05 Q12019:$6.42 Q42019:$7.37 (source) AverageFacebookrevenueperuserintheUSandCanada: Q12020:$34.18 Q42019:$41.41 Q32019:$34.55 Q22019:$33.27 Q12019:$30.12 Q42019:$34.86 (source) AverageFacebookrevenueperuserinEurope: Q12020:$10.64 Q42019:$13.21 Q32019:$10.68 Q22019:$10.70 Q12019:$9.55 Q42019:$10.98 (source) AverageFacebookrevenueperuserintheAsia-Pacific: Q12020:$3.06 Q42019:$3.57 Q32019:$3.24 Q22019:$3.04 Q12019:$2.78 Q42019:$2.96 (source) AmountofrevenueFacebookwasestimatedtohavelostinitswidespreadoutageinOctober2021: $60million AdditionalFacebookStatistics HowmanypeopleworkforFacebook? 25,105 Source:Facebook Lastupdated4/25/18 PercentageofFacebookmonthlyusersthatuseitdaily: 66% Lastupdated7/24/19 PercentageofallUSadultsovertheageof50thatuseFacebook: 50% Lastupdated4/21/18 PercentageofallUSadultsaged25-49thatuseFacebook: 80% Lastupdated3/5/18 AveragenumberofFacebookfriendsforwomen: 166 Lastupdated1/20/16 PercentageofalldigitaltimethatisspentonFacebookeachday: 3% Lastupdated4/11/18 DegreesofseparationbetweeneveryFacebookuser: 57 Lastupdated2/4/16   PercentageofUSInternetusers,aged14-17(teens)thatuseFacebook: 65% Lastupdated1/18/17 PercentageofUSteens,ages13-17,thatuseFacebook: 2015:71% 2018:51% PercentageofUSresidents,ages12-34thatuseFacebook: 2017:79% 2018:67% 2019:62% PercentageofUSresidents,ages35-54thatuseFacebook: 2017:72% 2018:69% 2019:69% PercentageofUSresidents,age55+thatuseFacebook: 2017:49% 2018:49% 2019:53% PercentageofonlineUSadultsthatuseFacebook: 68% Lastupdated3/1/18 Percentageofinternetusers,age16-64,thatlogontoFacebookmorethanonceaday: 23% Lastupdated3/1/18 NumberofFacebookusers,aged12-17,intheUK: 2million Lastupdated2/12/18 NumberofFacebookusers,aged18-24,intheUK: 5million Lastupdated2/12/18 NumberofmonthlyactiveFacebookusersinAfrica: 170million Lastupdated4/6/17 NumberofFacebook‘users’thatarefake: 120million Lastupdated5/23/19 PercentageofFacebookusersthatarefake: 5% Lastupdated5/23/19 NumberofpeoplethatuseFacebookGroups: 1billion Lastupdated5/1/19 PercentageofFacebookusersthatconnectwithco-workersonit: 87% Lastupdated6/24/19 AverageamountoftimeperdaythatAmerican’sspendonFacebook: 38minutesperday Lastupdated5/28/19 PercentageofnewsimagesthatappearonFacebookthatincludeimagesdepictingjustmen: 53% Lastupdated5/23/19 PercentageofnewsimagesthatappearonFacebookthatincludeimagesdepictingjustwomen: 22% Lastupdated5/23/19 LinesofcodeforFacebook: 100millionlinesofcode Lastupdated8/15/19 SizeoftheFacebookFTCfineintheirJuly2019settlement: $5billion AmountFacebookinvestedinJioinApril2020: $5.7billion NumberofFacebookposts(alltime): 2trillionposts Lastupdated7/27/16 NumberofFacebookLivebroadcasts: 3.5billion Lastupdated 4/6/18 NumberofpeoplethathavewatchedaFacebookLivebroadcast: 2billion Lastupdated4/6/18 FacebookGaming’sshareofthevideogamelivestreamingmarket: 5.3% Lastupdated7/12/19 PercentageofFacebookusersthattookabreakofseveralweeksfromitin2018: 42% HowmanypeopleplaygamesonFacebook? 700millionmonthlyplayers Lastupdated3/14/19 PercentageofactiveFacebookusersthatvisititmultipletimesaday: 51% Lastupdated3/1/18 PercentageofactiveFacebookusersthatlogontoitmorethanonceaday: 74% Lastupdated3/1/18 NumberofFacebookEventsusers: 700millionusers Lastupdated8/6/18 TimespentonFacebookperuserperday: 5minutes LastupdatedJune2018 NumberofpeoplewhouseFacebookStories: 500milliondailyusers Lastupdated4/24/19 HowmanypeopleuseWorkplacebyFacebook? 2millionusers Lastupdated2/28/19 NumberofsmallbusinessesonFacebook: 90million Lastupdated5/8/19 TotalnumberofactiveFacebookadvertisers: 7million Lastupdated5/8/19 NumberofFacebookadvertisersthatuseStoriesads: 3million Lastupdated4/24/19 Pleasenotethatsomeofthesenumbersareeasiertofindthanothers.AfewoftheseFacebookstatscomefromtheirownreports,butsomearebasedonnewsreportsandnotofficialcompanytallies.NoinformationcontainedonDMRshouldbereliedupontomakeinvestmentdecisions.Basically,thisisthebestIcanfindandIdon’tguaranteeanythingtobe100%. 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