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> Something like 80% of internet users use Facebook. Do you have a source far that percentage? It seems high.
by lj3 10y ago
> Something like 80% of internet users use Facebook.
Do you have a source far that percentage? It seems high.
- chc 10y agoGiven that Facebook boasts 1.8 billion monthly active users users, and there are about 3.5 billion Internet users, it seems broadly plausible that 80% of people on the Internet have used Facebook — but 80% definitely aren't regular users.
- patch_collector 10y agoPew Research had a January 2014 number of 71% of 'online adults' being on facebook, Statista had 79% of US internet users for April of 2016. http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheets/social-networking-fact-sheet/ http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheets/social-networking-fac... https://www.statista.com/statistics/246230/share-of-us-internet-users-who-use-selected-social-networks/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/246230/share-of-us-inter...
- seanwilson 10y agoHaven't looked into how accurate these are but it's mentioned fairly often. "Market leader Facebook was used by 79 percent of internet users" https://www.statista.com/statistics/246230/share-of-us-internet-users-who-use-selected-social-networks/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/246230/share-of-us-inter... "71% of online adults use Facebook" http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheets/social-networking-fact-sheet/ http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheets/social-networking-fac... "72% of all online US adults visit Facebook at least once a month" https://www.brandwatch.com/blog/96-amazing-social-media-statistics-and-facts-for-2016/ https://www.brandwatch.com/blog/96-amazing-social-media-stat...