How Many Facebook Users
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Ega Wahyudi
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Wednesday, November 6, 2019
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Total Facebook Users
How Many Facebook Users
This year, 169.5 million individuals in the US-- or majority of the populace-- will certainly use Facebook, a 0.9% increase from 2017, according to our estimates.
By the end of the forecasting period (2022 ), we anticipate Facebook's customer base to grow to 176.3 million. That's many thanks, in large part, to older demographics.
How Old Are Facebook Users?
While more youthful customers are leaving Facebook at an also much faster speed than we formerly anticipated, older age groups are accessing the social platform more-- particularly the 55-to-64 and also 65-plus age.
" Each of those age will add about 1 million brand-new customers in 2018, which is significant taking into consideration Facebook's user base overall will enhance by just 1.6 million," said eMarketer senior forecasting expert Chris Bendtsen. "What this means is that Facebook is including more new older users than it's losing younger ones."
Generally, Facebook's usage amongst 55- to 64-year-olds will certainly raise by 4.9% in 2018. And usage amongst those 65 and also older is anticipated to raise by 6.0%.
Meanwhile, Facebook's use amongst those 11 as well as more youthful will decrease 9.3%, while those in the 12-to-17 age group and also those in the 18-to-24 age will decrease by 5.6% as well as 4.5%, respectively.
Teens may be changing from Facebook, but it's still the No. 1 social media amongst millennials, Gen Xers and also boomers.
In fact, baby boomers prefer Facebook over various other social applications, like Pinterest, Instagram and specifically Snapchat. This year, we expect 31.9 million people because accomplice to use Facebook.
" Facebook is still performing well in these older age groups," said eMarketer major expert Debra Aho Williamson. "It holds true that Instagram is gaining strength among those 35 and also older, but Facebook remains their system of choice."
" It's where their friends and family are, as well as its functions know as well as secure," she included. "Regardless of Facebook's widely publicized issues with data privacy, hacking and fake information, most individuals in these age groups are still using it."