How Many People Have Facebook
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Ega Wahyudi
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Sunday, June 23, 2019
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Total Facebook Users
How Many People Have Facebook
This year, 169.5 million people in the US-- or more than half of the population-- will certainly use Facebook, a 0.9% rise from 2017, according to our quotes.
By the end of the forecasting duration (2022 ), we expect Facebook's customer base to grow to 176.3 million. That's thanks, in large component, to older demographics.
How Old Are Facebook Users?
While more youthful individuals are leaving Facebook at an also much faster pace than we previously anticipated, older age groups are accessing the social system much more-- especially the 55-to-64 as well as 65-plus age groups.
" Each of those age groups will certainly include approximately 1 million brand-new individuals in 2018, which is significant thinking about Facebook's individual base all at once will raise by just 1.6 million," said eMarketer senior projecting analyst Chris Bendtsen. "What this implies is that Facebook is including much more brand-new older customers than it's losing more youthful ones."
Generally, Facebook's use amongst 55- to 64-year-olds will certainly boost by 4.9% in 2018. And also use among those 65 and also older is anticipated to increase by 6.0%.
On the other hand, Facebook's usage among those 11 as well as younger will certainly decline 9.3%, while those in the 12-to-17 age as well as those in the 18-to-24 age will decrease by 5.6% as well as 4.5%, respectively.
Teens might be shifting from Facebook, yet it's still the No. 1 social network among millennials, Gen Xers as well as boomers.
As a matter of fact, baby boomers favor Facebook over other social apps, like Pinterest, Instagram and also especially Snapchat. This year, we anticipate 31.9 million people because cohort to utilize Facebook.
" Facebook is still performing well in these older age," said eMarketer major expert Debra Aho Williamson. "It's true that Instagram is gaining strength among those 35 and also older, however Facebook remains their system of selection."
" It's where their family and friends are, and also its attributes know as well as risk-free," she included. "Despite Facebook's commonly publicized issues with information privacy, hacking and also phony news, the majority of customers in these age are still using it."