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What age demographic still really uses facebook? American's 35+? All my friends us Messenger and the rest is on other social media platforms for content. edi

by ProAm 7y ago

What age demographic still really uses facebook? American's 35+? All my friends us Messenger and the rest is on other social media platforms for content. edit dont know why this got downvoted, it was a legit question because everyone knows who the primary age group of votes is, so Im wondering if there is data on age demographics of actual FB use.

technofiend 7y ago
>American's 35+? You're probably right, but until recently that was also the people most likely to vote. [1] So going after your core demographic who can be found on one site makes sense. You said it yourself: younger people are spread across many different social media platforms. I assume that means reaching them as a whole requires more time, effort and expense than buying ads on Facebook. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/05/29/gen-z-millennials-and-gen-x-outvoted-older-generations-in-2018-midterms/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/05/29/gen-z-mille...
shrimp_emoji 7y ago
>American's 35+? I.e., the demo majority[0] and the only ones who actually vote. Seems pretty solid. 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demography_of_the_United_States#Median_age_of_the_population https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demography_of_the_United_State...
txcwpalpha 7y ago
>All my friends us Messenger and the rest is on other social media platforms for content. Be cognizant of your bubble. All of my friends (aka people I actually regularly interact with) don't ever use FB anymore, but a quick glance at my FB feed shows that a huge population of people from my high school (people in their mid-to-late 20s), mostly the ones I haven't interacted with in years, still use it heavily.
- droithomme 7y ago
  I've got every known facebook domain blocked in my hosts file (basic common sense move for the non-dumb) and can't even verify that sort of thing.
- ProAm 7y ago
  I agree, that is why I asked the question. Has there been real research done to determine who the most active deep users of the platform are. Im not judging people that do or dont use it, for any reason, just curious about the efficacy of these fake users trying to shape a platform for an election (I assume that is what the fraudulent accounts are for).
rhino369 7y ago
The ones that vote in high numbers.
andrewbinstock 7y ago
> American's 35+? FB has >1 billion real users. So by the simplest arithmetic, the vast majority of its users cannot be American, regardless of age.
- josteink 7y ago
  The context here is affecting American elections. Given that the only interesting FB demographic to discuss is the American one. And I say that as a European.
- droithomme 7y ago
  We're including bogus accounts then? Or are we saying that foreign users are more naive and less likely to value privacy? I doubt that that racist supposition is true, but respect your opinion and your forthcoming documentation proving it.
kraftman 7y ago
I have a bunch of events and groups on facebook, what do you use instead of these?
- blondin 7y ago
  meetup.com worked for me in the past
- daxorid 7y ago
  Email and Signal/SMS work very well for invites.
anigbrowl 7y ago
All my friends us Messenger You mean...Facebook Messenger?
Animats 7y ago
The same group is on Twitter, and just got kicked off.[1] Fake Messenger accounts are a thing, too, and harder to report.[2] [1] https://thehill.com/policy/technology/475536-facebook-twitter-remove-accounts-tied-to-inauthentic-pro-trump-network https://thehill.com/policy/technology/475536-facebook-twitte... [2] https://www.zdnet.com/article/facebook-messenger-user-watch-out-for-fake-messages-rigged-with-malware/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/facebook-messenger-user-watch-...
alistairSH 7y ago
I'm 42. Anecdotally, most of my peers at least have an account. Many use FB periodically for checking in with older family. It's also used for events and "meetup" stuff. And the market place (with various local for-sale-or-trade groups) has largely replaced Ebay and craigslist, because access to those groups can be somewhat controlled. Craigslist and Ebay are both a dumpster fire of scammers, low-ballers, and overall shady characters (which is saying a lot when FB is increasingly patrolled by "Russian" bots). Basically, FB was the first massive social network, and so far, nothing better has come along (that has enough membership to entice people away).

by ProAm 7y ago

technofiend 7y ago

>American's 35+? You're probably right, but until recently that was also the people most likely to vote. [1] So going after your core demographic who can be found on one site makes sense. You said it yourself: younger people are spread across many different social media platforms. I assume that means reaching them as a whole requires more time, effort and expense than buying ads on Facebook. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/05/29/gen-z-millennials-and-gen-x-outvoted-older-generations-in-2018-midterms/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/05/29/gen-z-mille...

shrimp_emoji 7y ago

>American's 35+? I.e., the demo majority[0] and the only ones who actually vote. Seems pretty solid. 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demography_of_the_United_States#Median_age_of_the_population https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demography_of_the_United_State...

txcwpalpha 7y ago

>All my friends us Messenger and the rest is on other social media platforms for content. Be cognizant of your bubble. All of my friends (aka people I actually regularly interact with) don't ever use FB anymore, but a quick glance at my FB feed shows that a huge population of people from my high school (people in their mid-to-late 20s), mostly the ones I haven't interacted with in years, still use it heavily.

droithomme 7y ago
I've got every known facebook domain blocked in my hosts file (basic common sense move for the non-dumb) and can't even verify that sort of thing.
ProAm 7y ago
I agree, that is why I asked the question. Has there been real research done to determine who the most active deep users of the platform are. Im not judging people that do or dont use it, for any reason, just curious about the efficacy of these fake users trying to shape a platform for an election (I assume that is what the fraudulent accounts are for).

rhino369 7y ago

The ones that vote in high numbers.

andrewbinstock 7y ago

> American's 35+? FB has >1 billion real users. So by the simplest arithmetic, the vast majority of its users cannot be American, regardless of age.

josteink 7y ago
The context here is affecting American elections. Given that the only interesting FB demographic to discuss is the American one. And I say that as a European.
droithomme 7y ago
We're including bogus accounts then? Or are we saying that foreign users are more naive and less likely to value privacy? I doubt that that racist supposition is true, but respect your opinion and your forthcoming documentation proving it.

kraftman 7y ago

I have a bunch of events and groups on facebook, what do you use instead of these?

blondin 7y ago
meetup.com worked for me in the past
daxorid 7y ago
Email and Signal/SMS work very well for invites.

anigbrowl 7y ago

All my friends us Messenger You mean...Facebook Messenger?

Animats 7y ago

The same group is on Twitter, and just got kicked off.[1] Fake Messenger accounts are a thing, too, and harder to report.[2] [1] https://thehill.com/policy/technology/475536-facebook-twitter-remove-accounts-tied-to-inauthentic-pro-trump-network https://thehill.com/policy/technology/475536-facebook-twitte... [2] https://www.zdnet.com/article/facebook-messenger-user-watch-out-for-fake-messages-rigged-with-malware/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/facebook-messenger-user-watch-...

alistairSH 7y ago

I'm 42. Anecdotally, most of my peers at least have an account. Many use FB periodically for checking in with older family. It's also used for events and "meetup" stuff. And the market place (with various local for-sale-or-trade groups) has largely replaced Ebay and craigslist, because access to those groups can be somewhat controlled. Craigslist and Ebay are both a dumpster fire of scammers, low-ballers, and overall shady characters (which is saying a lot when FB is increasingly patrolled by "Russian" bots). Basically, FB was the first massive social network, and so far, nothing better has come along (that has enough membership to entice people away).