Amount Of People Using Facebook
Amount Of People Using Facebook
This year, 169.5 million individuals in the United States-- or more than half of the population-- will certainly utilize Facebook, a 0.9% rise from 2017, according to our price quotes.
By the end of the forecasting period (2022 ), we anticipate Facebook's user base to grow to 176.3 million. That's many thanks, in big part, to older demographics.
How Old Are Facebook Users?
While younger customers are leaving Facebook at an also quicker pace than we formerly anticipated, older age are accessing the social system much more-- especially the 55-to-64 as well as 65-plus age groups.
" Each of those age will include about 1 million brand-new customers in 2018, which is purposeful considering Facebook's user base overall will certainly increase by just 1.6 million," said eMarketer senior forecasting analyst Chris Bendtsen. "What this means is that Facebook is adding a lot more new older individuals than it's losing younger ones."
Overall, Facebook's usage among 55- to 64-year-olds will enhance by 4.9% in 2018. As well as use among those 65 and older is anticipated to raise by 6.0%.
At the same time, Facebook's usage amongst those 11 as well as more youthful will decline 9.3%, while those in the 12-to-17 age group as well as those in the 18-to-24 age group will certainly decrease by 5.6% and also 4.5%, specifically.
Teens may be shifting from Facebook, yet it's still the No. 1 social media among millennials, Gen Xers as well as boomers.
As a matter of fact, child boomers prefer Facebook over other social apps, like Pinterest, Instagram and also especially Snapchat. This year, we expect 31.9 million people because friend to utilize Facebook.
" Facebook is still performing well in these older age groups," claimed eMarketer major expert Debra Aho Williamson. "It holds true that Instagram is gaining strength among those 35 as well as older, yet Facebook remains their platform of choice."
" It's where their loved ones are, and its attributes know as well as secure," she included. "Regardless of Facebook's widely promoted issues with information privacy, hacking and phony news, a lot of customers in these age groups are still utilizing it."