Users On Facebook
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Wednesday, March 18, 2020
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Total Facebook Users
Users On Facebook
This year, 169.5 million people in the US-- or over half of the populace-- will make use of Facebook, a 0.9% rise from 2017, according to our quotes.
By the end of the forecasting duration (2022 ), we anticipate Facebook's user base to expand to 176.3 million. That's thanks, in big part, to older demographics.
How Old Are Facebook Users?
While more youthful individuals are leaving Facebook at an even faster speed than we formerly anticipated, older age groups are accessing the social platform much more-- particularly the 55-to-64 and 65-plus age.
" Each of those age will include roughly 1 million new customers in 2018, which is significant considering Facebook's user base overall will certainly boost by just 1.6 million," stated eMarketer elderly projecting expert Chris Bendtsen. "What this implies is that Facebook is adding more brand-new older users than it's losing more youthful ones."
Overall, Facebook's use amongst 55- to 64-year-olds will raise by 4.9% in 2018. As well as usage among those 65 as well as older is expected to raise by 6.0%.
At the same time, Facebook's usage among those 11 and also more youthful will decrease 9.3%, while those in the 12-to-17 age group as well as those in the 18-to-24 age group will decrease by 5.6% and also 4.5%, specifically.
Teens may be shifting from Facebook, but it's still the No. 1 social media among millennials, Gen Xers as well as boomers.
As a matter of fact, child boomers favor Facebook over other social apps, like Pinterest, Instagram as well as specifically Snapchat. This year, we anticipate 31.9 million individuals because associate to use Facebook.
" Facebook is still executing well in these older age groups," said eMarketer primary expert Debra Aho Williamson. "It's true that Instagram is gaining strength amongst those 35 and also older, however Facebook stays their system of selection."
" It's where their friends and family are, and its attributes know as well as secure," she added. "Despite Facebook's extensively promoted problems with data personal privacy, hacking and also fake information, the majority of individuals in these age are still utilizing it."