Facebook user growth rate was estimated at *** percent in 2020. This was the highest growth measured over the evaluated period. With the coronavirus outbreak at the first half of 2020, internet users resorted to social media to stay connected. Facebook was created in 2004 by Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg and has seen unprecedented popularity becoming a leader among social networks.

The number of Facebook users in the United States was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2028 by in total 12.6 million users (+5.04 percent). After the ninth consecutive increasing year, the Facebook user base is estimated to reach 262.8 million users and therefore a new peak in 2028. Notably, the number of Facebook users of was continuously increasing over the past years.User figures, shown here regarding the platform facebook, have been estimated by taking into account company filings or press material, secondary research, app downloads and traffic data. They refer to the average monthly active users over the period and count multiple accounts by persons only once.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).

With roughly three billion monthly active users as of the second quarter of 2023, Facebook is the most used online social network worldwide. The platform surpassed two billion active users in the second quarter of 2017, taking just over 13 years to reach this milestone. In comparison, Meta-owned Instagram took 11.2 years, and Google’s YouTube took just over 14 years to achieve this landmark. As of January 2022, Facebook’s leading audience base was in India, with almost 330 million users whilst the United States ranked second with an approximate total of 179 million users. The platform also finds remarkable popularity in Indonesia and Brazil. Social Media usage in the United States In January 2021, Facebook was the platform on which users in the United States spent the most time per day. The average time spent on Facebook was 33 minutes, followed by TikTok with 32 minutes and Twitter with 31 daily minutes. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, all major social media platforms saw an increase in daily usage, which then either plateaued or decreased in 2021. At the end of 2021, over a quarter of all Facebook users in the United States belonged to the 25 to 34 year age group and 18.2 percent of users were in the 35 to 44 year age group. In general, Facebook users were more likely to be female. Meta Platforms Meta is Facebook’s recently renamed parent company and had a grand total of 3.59 billion core product users by the final quarter of 2021. Other Meta products include Instagram, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Oculus – Meta’s virtual reality subsidiary which produces VR headsets. In 2021, Meta's revenue amounted to 117 billion US dollars, up from around 86 billion U.S. dollars in the previous financial year.

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Which county has the most Facebook users? There are more than 383 million Facebook users in India alone, making it the leading country in terms of Facebook audience size. To put this into context, if India’s Facebook audience were a country, then it would be ranked third in terms of largest population worldwide. Apart from India, there are several other markets with more than 100 million Facebook users each: The United States, Indonesia, and Brazil with 196.9 million, 122.3 million, and 111.65 million Facebook users respectively. Facebook – the most used social media Meta, the company that was previously called Facebook, owns four of the most popular social media platforms worldwide, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Facebook, and Instagram. As of the third quarter of 2021, there were around 3.5 billion cumulative monthly users of the company’s products worldwide. With around 2.9 billion monthly active users, Facebook is the most popular social media worldwide. With an audience of this scale, it is no surprise that the vast majority of Facebook’s revenue is generated through advertising. Facebook usage by device As of July 2021, it was found that 98.5 percent of active users accessed their Facebook account from mobile devices. In fact, almost 81.8 percent of Facebook audiences worldwide access the platform only via mobile phone. Facebook is not only available through mobile browser as the company has published several mobile apps for users to access their products and services. As of the third quarter 2021, the four core Meta products were leading the ranking of most downloaded mobile apps worldwide, with WhatsApp amassing approximately six billion downloads.

There were 279 809 300 Facebook users in United States of America in August 2024, which accounted for 81.2% of its entire population. The majority of them were women - 53.8%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (67 700 000). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 65 and above, where women lead by 13 300 000.

Facebook is fast approaching 3 billion monthly active users. That’s about 36% of the world’s entire population that log in and use Facebook at least once a month.

There were 58 600 000 Facebook users in Thailand in January 2024, which accounted for 83.2% of its entire population. The majority of them were women - 52.6%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (20 000 000). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 18 to 24, where women lead by 4 800 000.

According to a global survey conducted in February 2024, almost 40 percent of Facebook users paid attention to news from mainstram news outlets and mainstream journalists on the social network. Additionally, 39 percent reported paying attention to personalities, such as celebrities and influencers. Around one in four Facebook users paid attention to politicians and politican activists on the network.

There were 32 000 000 Facebook users in Canada in January 2025, which accounted for 81.4% of its entire population. The majority of them were women - 52.8%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (8 100 000). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 65 and above, where women lead by 1 600 000.

There were 174 300 000 Facebook users in Indonesia in April 2024, which accounted for 61.3% of its entire population. The majority of them were men - 53.6%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (66 200 000). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 25 to 34, where men lead by 35 800 000.

The number of Facebook users in the United States was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2028 by in total **** million users (+**** percent). After the ninth consecutive increasing year, the Facebook user base is estimated to reach ***** million users and therefore a new peak in 2028. Notably, the number of Facebook users of was continuously increasing over the past years.User figures, shown here regarding the platform facebook, have been estimated by taking into account company filings or press material, secondary research, app downloads and traffic data. They refer to the average monthly active users over the period and count multiple accounts by persons only once.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to *** countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).

There were 111 406 100 Facebook users in Mexico in February 2025, which accounted for 78.5% of its entire population. The majority of them were women - 52.1%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (33 500 000). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 18 to 24, where women lead by 13 800 000.

There were 3 709 900 Facebook users in Georgia in February 2025, which accounted for 95.2% of its entire population. The majority of them were women - 53.7%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (970 200). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 65 and above, where women lead by 103 500.

There were 27 281 400 Facebook users in Morocco in April 2024, which accounted for 69.8% of its entire population. The majority of them were men - 57.8%. People aged 18 to 24 were the largest user group (9 700 000). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 35 to 44, where men lead by 3 100 000.

There were 6 345 000 Facebook users in Hong Kong in February 2024, which accounted for 82.9% of its entire population. The majority of them were women - 58.1%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (1 842 800). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 25 to 34, where women lead by 742 800.

There were 944 600 Facebook users in Estonia in April 2024, which accounted for 75.2% of its entire population. The majority of them were women - 56.3%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (218 200). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 65 and above, where women lead by 25 200.

The global number of Facebook users was forecast to continuously increase between 2023 and 2027 by in total *** million users (+***** percent). After the fourth consecutive increasing year, the Facebook user base is estimated to reach *** billion users and therefore a new peak in 2027. Notably, the number of Facebook users was continuously increasing over the past years.User figures, shown here regarding the platform Facebook, have been estimated by taking into account company filings or press material, secondary research, app downloads and traffic data. They refer to the average monthly active users over the period and count multiple accounts by persons only once.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).

There were 56 600 000 Facebook users in United Kingdom in March 2024, which accounted for 81.8% of its entire population. The majority of them were women - 53.4%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (14 000 000). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 55 to 64, where women lead by 2 900 000.

There were 24 742 500 Facebook users in Poland in April 2024, which accounted for 65.8% of its entire population. The majority of them were women - 55.4%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (6 200 000). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 18 to 24, where women lead by 2 500 000.