Facebook Updated Usage Trends and Data [2004-2023]

If you want to understand global scaling up and popularity, Facebook could be an exemplary instance. Facebook is not only a social media giant people from all corners of the world use; its parent company, META, is considered one of the top 10 companies in the world based on its market cap.

Since its inception in 2004, Facebook has come a long way to establish itself as the biggest social media. Throughout the journey, it has seen many ups and downs, including controversies related to user data privacy. In fact, it has even reported a slowing down in growth and declining monthly active users.

Nevertheless, people, including marketers and social media enthusiasts, are always interested to know about Facebook. Here, we will take a look at the usage trends of Facebook from 2004 to 2023. 

Facebook Active Users

1. As of May 2023, Facebook has 2.98 billion monthly active users.
2. Facebook took 13 years to cross two billion active users, which happened in the 2nd quarter of 2017. On the other hand, it took Instagram 11.2 years and YouTube 14 years to achieve this number.
3. Most Facebook Users by Country ( as of April 2023)

• India: 369.9 million
• United States: 186.4 million
• Indonesia: 135.1 million

4. Average daily time spent on social apps by users of 18 years or more who use them at least once a month:

• Facebook: 33 minutes
• Tiktok: 31 minutes
• X (previously Twitter): 31 minutes
• Instagram: 29 minutes
• Snapchat: 28 minutes

Facebook Audience Reach

During the first quarter of 2023, the number of daily active users on Facebook reached 2.04 billion. Facebook gained around 77 million users compared to the 1st quarter of 2022.

Facebook’s Penetration Rate for the United States

1. As of January 2022, the penetration rate of Facebook in the USA was 71.43%.
2. Facebook’s audience reach is projected to reach 75.79% by 2027.

Cumulative Number of Monthly Meta Product Users

1. According to Meta, 3.81 billion people were using at least one core product of META (Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, or Messenger) each month during the 1st quarter of 2023. 
2. This was a slight increase in monthly active users (MAU) when compared to the previous quarter and a year-over-year increase in MAU of about 6%. 
3. At the same time, the daily active users (DAU) of Meta core products also saw a year-over-year increase.

Monthly Active Users (MAUs) in Europe 2012-2023 

1. In the 2nd quarter of 2023, Facebook had 409 million MAUs in Europe, which is a decrease of two million users compared to the previous quarter. 
2. Facebook saw an increase in MAUs till Q1 of 2021, but its MAUs have now returned to early 2020 numbers. 

Global Monthly Active Users (2008-2023)

1. In the 3rd quarter of 2008, Facebook had 100 million global monthly active users (MAUs).
2. The number has gone up to an astounding 3,030 billion MAUs in 15 years. Moreover, the MAUs of Facebook have never gone down during the mentioned period.  

Facebook Demographic Data

Growth Outside of Europe and North America

1. Facebook reached 1,098 million daily active users (DAU) in the 2nd quarter of 2021. This has been the result of Facebook’s focus on regions outside of Europe and North America. 
2. In the 4th quarter of 2022, the monthly active Facebook users of the Asia-Pacific region reached 1,312 million.

Gender-Wise Facebook Users

1. As of January 2023, 56% of Facebook users are male, and 44% are female.
2. As of January 2023, males between 25- 34 years made up the largest audience group on Facebook, which is also 17.6% of global users.
3. The second largest audience group is the men aged 18 to 24 years.

Referral Traffic to Facebook

1. Referrals accounted for 2.32% of traffic to Facebook. As of April 2023, the highest referral traffic drivers are:

• MSN: 4.48%
• Spotify: 4.36%
• Google: 3.97%

Most popular social networks worldwide as of January 2023, ranked by number of monthly active users

Other Facebook Data

Frequency of Facebook Usage in the USA

1. 73% of the US Facebook users access the app daily.
2. 98% of Facebook users in the USA access it at least once a month.

Facebook Users Across Various Devices in the USA

1. When it comes to device-based categorization, 97% of users accessed Facebook from any mobile device (data as of February 2022).

Most Preferred Social Media Platform for Online Purchases

1. Brands still prefer to market their products on Facebook, as it is the best social media platform users are most likely to shop from. 33 out of 100 users prefer to shop from Facebook.

Wrapping Up

The rise of Facebook as a social media is undoubtedly astounding. In its journey of 20 years, Facebook continued its growth despite the emergence of several social platforms. 

From this article on the updated Facebook usage trends and data, you will get an idea. If you are a marketing professional or interested in the evolution of social media, you will find this post to be insightful.

For more social media statistics, check out this article on social media statistics and trends in 2023.