How Many People are On Facebook 2019
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Monday, August 12, 2019
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Total Facebook Users
How Many People Are On Facebook
This year, 169.5 million people in the US-- or over half of the population-- will certainly use Facebook, a 0.9% boost from 2017, according to our estimates.
By the end of the forecasting duration (2022 ), we anticipate Facebook's customer base to expand to 176.3 million. That's many thanks, in huge component, to older demographics.
How Old Are Facebook Users?
While more youthful customers are leaving Facebook at an even faster speed than we formerly anticipated, older age are accessing the social platform much more-- particularly the 55-to-64 and also 65-plus age groups.
" Each of those age groups will certainly add approximately 1 million new individuals in 2018, which is purposeful considering Facebook's customer base all at once will raise by just 1.6 million," stated eMarketer elderly projecting analyst Chris Bendtsen. "What this implies is that Facebook is adding more brand-new older individuals than it's shedding more youthful ones."
Generally, Facebook's usage amongst 55- to 64-year-olds will boost by 4.9% in 2018. And also usage amongst those 65 as well as older is expected to increase by 6.0%.
On the other hand, Facebook's use among those 11 and younger will certainly decline 9.3%, while those in the 12-to-17 age group and also those in the 18-to-24 age will certainly decrease by 5.6% and also 4.5%, respectively.
Teens may be shifting from Facebook, but it's still the No. 1 social media among millennials, Gen Xers and also boomers.
As a matter of fact, baby boomers favor Facebook over various other social applications, like Pinterest, Instagram as well as particularly Snapchat. This year, we anticipate 31.9 million individuals in that mate to utilize Facebook.
" Facebook is still executing well in these older age," stated eMarketer major expert Debra Aho Williamson. "It's true that Instagram is gaining strength amongst those 35 and older, yet Facebook stays their system of option."
" It's where their friends and family are, and also its attributes recognize and also risk-free," she added. "In spite of Facebook's widely publicized troubles with information privacy, hacking as well as fake news, the majority of customers in these age groups are still utilizing it."