Population data for a selection of countries, allocated to 1 arcsecond blocks and provided in a combination of CSV and Cloud-optimized GeoTIFF files. This refines CIESIN’s Gridded Population of the World using machine learning models on high-resolution worldwide Maxar satellite imagery. CIESIN population counts aggregated from worldwide census data are allocated to blocks where imagery appears to contain buildings.

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.

As of May 2022, North America had the highest active Facebook usage rate with 82.3 percent of the population accessing the social media platform. Overall, Facebook penetration was lowest in Africa, where only 20.83 percent of the population used the social network. In addition, the global penetration rate of Facebook was just under 40 percent.

As of June 2025, 24.2 percent of Facebook users in the United States were aged between 25 and 34 years, making up Facebook’s largest audience in the country. Overall, almost 19 percent of users belonged to the 18 to 24-year age group. Does everyone in the U.S. use Facebook? In 2024, there were approximately 250 million Facebook users in the U.S., a figure which is projected to steadily increase, and reach 262.8 million by 2028. Social media users in the United States have a very high awareness of the social media giant. Expectedly, 94 percent of users had heard of the brand in 2025. Although the vast majority of U.S. social networkers knew of Facebook, the likeability of the platform was not so impressive at 68 percent. Nonetheless, usage, loyalty, and buzz around the brand remained relatively high. Facebook, Meta, and the metaverse A strategic rebranding from Facebook to Meta Platforms in late 2021 boded well for the company in Mark Zuckerberg’s attempt to be strongly linked to the metaverse, and to be considered more than just a social media company. According to a survey conducted in the U.S. in early 2022, Meta Platforms is the brand that Americans most associated with the metaverse.  

There were 276 009 900 Facebook users in United States of America in June 2025, which accounted for 80% of its entire population. The majority of them were women - 53.3%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (69 000 000). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 65 and above, where women lead by 14 000 000.

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.

56.5% of Facebook users worldwide are male. This is in direct contrast to only 43.5% of Facebook being female.

There were 9 189 300 Facebook users in Sweden in May 2023, which accounted for 86.8% of its entire population. The majority of them were women - 53.7%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (2 000 000). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 65 and above, where women lead by 518 200.

There were 74 750 000 Facebook users in Viet Nam in March 2021, which accounted for 72.5% of its entire population. The slight majority of them were men - 50.2%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (24 000 000). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 13 to 17, where women lead by 3 200 000.

The average Facebook user spends about 19.6 per month on Facebook every month. This works out to be about 39 minutes per day.

In 2022, an estimated 71.43 percent of internet users in the United States used Facebook regularly. In 2027, the share of the digital population using the social network is projected to increase to roughly 75 percent. As of January 2022, Facebook was the most popular social media network worldwide, followed by YouTube and WhatsApp.

As of February 2025, it was found that men between the ages of 25 and 34 years made up Facebook's largest audience, accounting for 18.5 percent of global users. Additionally, Facebook's second-largest audience base could be found with men aged 18 to 24 years. Facebook connects the world Founded in 2004 and going public in 2012, Facebook is one of the biggest internet companies in the world with influence that goes beyond social media. It is widely considered as one of the Big Four tech companies, along with Google, Apple, and Amazon (all together known under the acronym GAFA). Facebook is the most popular social network worldwide and the company also owns three other billion-user properties: mobile messaging apps WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, as well as photo-sharing app Instagram. Facebook usersThe vast majority of Facebook users connect to the social network via mobile devices. This is unsurprising, as Facebook has many users in mobile-first online markets. Currently, India ranks first in terms of Facebook audience size with 378 million users. The United States, Brazil, and Indonesia also all have more than 100 million Facebook users each.

This Monthly Active Population (MAP) dataset contains aggregated Facebook attributes for adult US monthly active users.

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).

There were 47 300 000 Facebook users in France in June 2024, which accounted for 70.6% of its entire population. The majority of them were women - 52.9%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (11 800 000). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 65 and above, where women lead by 2 000 000.

It is estimated that Mexico had approximately 90.21 million Facebook users in 2022. According to forecasts, this figure is expected to rise up to 98.81 million by 2027 - an increase of approximately 8.6 million users. In the same year, 68.57 percent of the country's population were on Facebook, with almost half of those being aged between 18 and 34 years old.

Facebook usage Mark Zuckerberg's social network is responsible for more than half of all desktop social media visits in Mexico and its use through mobile phones has been adopted strongly among individuals of all ages. Besides being the majority of the platform's users, women are also more active than their male counterparts, tending to share and like content, and click on ads throughout the platform more frequently.

More than entertainment Facebook was used by more than three 60 percent of Mexican internet users as a news source, especially among those aged between 45-54 years old. However, social networks have also proven to be sources of misinformation. During the COVID-19 outbreak, Facebook was singled out as the platform through which users received the greatest number of fake news on the matter.

Facebook is one of the most popular social networks in the United States and as of June 2025, **** percent of U.S. Facebook users were women. Facebook usage in the United StatesThanks to its wide reach and vast range of products including Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp, many internet users would find it hard to imagine an online experience without the company that arguably made social media mainstream. In 2021, ** percent of the U.S. population were aware of Facebook, an all-time high and still improving on years of consistently high ranking in this area. In 2024, Facebook had over *** million users from the United States, making it the leading social media platform in the country.Facebook usage concernsDespite near universal Facebook awareness and wide-ranking adoption, many consumers are wary of the social network’s influence on their digital experience and life. In 2018, the company was plagued by scandals, ranging from being a tool in the alleged foreign influence of the U.S. elections in 2016, to being utilized in spreading misinformation by bad actors due to lax content policies, to the mishandling of user data. During a March 2018 survey, ** percent of internet users in the United States stated that large digital platforms such as Facebook (and also Google and Twitter) should be regulated.

There were 3 834 000 Facebook users in Finland in June 2024, which accounted for 67.5% of its entire population. The majority of them were women - 55.3%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (891 100). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 65 and above, where women lead by 183 800.

There were 174 300 000 Facebook users in Indonesia in April 2024, which accounted for 61.2% 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.

There were 489 400 Facebook users in Chad in January 2023, which accounted for 2.5% of its entire population. The majority of them were men - 78.7%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (172 600). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 25 to 34, where men lead by 136 100.