Facebook Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Reception == === Userbase === Facebook's rapid growth began as soon as it became available and continued through 2018, before beginning to decline. Facebook passed 100 million registered users in 2008,<ref>{{cite web|first=Stan|last=Schroeder|title=Facebook's 100 Million Users: How Much are They Worth?|url=http://mashable.com/2008/08/26/facebook-100-million-users/|website=[[Mashable]]|date=August 26, 2008|access-date=June 4, 2017}}</ref> and 500 million in July 2010.<ref name="500 million">{{cite web|first=Robin|last=Wauters|title=Zuckerberg Makes It Official: Facebook Hits 500 Million Members|url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/07/21/facebook-500-million/|website=[[TechCrunch]]|publisher=[[AOL]]|date=July 21, 2010|access-date=June 4, 2017}}</ref> According to the company's data at the July 2010 announcement, half of the site's membership used Facebook daily, for an average of 34 minutes, while 150 million users accessed the site by mobile.<ref name="Quiet revolution">{{cite web|first1=Charles|last1=Arthur|first2=Jemima|last2=Kiss|title=Facebook reaches 500 million users|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/jul/21/facebook-500-million-users|website=[[The Guardian]]|date=July 21, 2010|access-date=March 23, 2017}}</ref> In October 2012, Facebook's monthly active users passed one billion,<ref name="One billion users">{{cite web|first1=Aaron|last1=Smith|first2=Laurie|last2=Segal|first3=Stacy|last3=Cowley|title=Facebook reaches one billion users|url=https://money.cnn.com/2012/10/04/technology/facebook-billion-users/|website=[[CNN]]|date=October 4, 2012|access-date=June 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Jemima|last=Kiss|title=Facebook hits 1 billion users a month|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/oct/04/facebook-hits-billion-users-a-month|website=[[The Guardian]]|date=October 4, 2012|access-date=June 4, 2017}}</ref> with 600 million mobile users, 219 billion photo uploads, and 140 billion friend connections.<ref name="Billion statistics">{{cite web|first=Daniel|last=Ionescu|title=Facebook rules the social networking world with 1 billion users|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2011123/facebook-rules-the-social-networking-world-with-1-billion-users.html|website=[[PC World]]|publisher=[[International Data Group]]|date=October 4, 2012|access-date=June 4, 2017}}</ref> The 2 billion user mark was crossed in June 2017.<ref>{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Welch|title=Facebook crosses 2 billion monthly users|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/27/15880494/facebook-2-billion-monthly-users-announced|website=[[The Verge]]|publisher=[[Vox Media]]|date=June 27, 2017|access-date=June 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Josh|last=Constine|title=Facebook now has 2 billion monthly users ... and responsibility|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/27/facebook-2-billion-users/|website=[[TechCrunch]]|publisher=[[AOL]]|date=June 27, 2017|access-date=July 1, 2017}}</ref> In November 2015, after skepticism about the accuracy of its "monthly active users" measurement, Facebook changed its definition to a logged-in member who visits the Facebook site through the web browser or mobile app, or uses the [[Facebook Messenger]] app, in the 30-day period prior to the measurement. This excluded the use of third-party services with Facebook integration, which was previously counted.<ref>{{cite web|first=David|last=Cohen|title=Facebook Changes Definition of Monthly Active Users|url=http://www.adweek.com/digital/monthly-active-users-definition-revised/|website=[[Adweek]]|publisher=Beringer Capital|date=November 6, 2015|access-date=June 4, 2017}}</ref> From 2017 to 2019, the percentage of the U.S. population over the age of 12 who use Facebook has declined, from 67% to 61% (a decline of some 15 million U.S. users), with a higher drop-off among younger Americans (a decrease in the percentage of U.S. 12- to 34-year-olds who are users from 58% in 2015 to 29% in 2019).<ref name=Heeti>Abrar Al-Heeti, [https://www.cnet.com/news/facebook-lost-15-million-us-users-in-the-past-two-years-report-says/ Facebook lost 15 million US users in the past two years, report says], CNET (March 6, 2019).</ref><ref name=Statt>Nick Statt, [https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/6/18253274/facebook-users-decline-15-million-people-united-states-privacy-scandals Facebook's US user base declined by 15 million since 2017, according to survey], ''The Verge'' (March 6, 2019).</ref> The decline coincided with an increase in the popularity of Instagram, which is also owned by Meta.<ref name=Heeti /><ref name=Statt /> The number of daily active users experienced a quarterly decline for the first time in the last quarter of 2021, down to 1.929 billion from 1.930 billion,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60238565|title=Facebook: Daily active users fall for first time in 18-year history|work=[[BBC News]] |date=February 3, 2022}}</ref> but increased again the next quarter despite being banned in Russia.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-61250669|title=Daily Facebook users up again after first-ever decline|work=[[BBC News]] |date=April 27, 2022}}</ref> Historically, commentators have offered predictions of Facebook's decline or end, based on causes such as a declining user base;<ref>{{cite web|last1=Heaven|first1=Will|title=Is this the beginning of the end for Facebook?|url=http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/willheaven/100092236/is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-facebook/|website=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314014241/http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/willheaven/100092236/is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-facebook/|archive-date=March 14, 2012|url-status=dead|date=June 14, 2011}}</ref> the legal difficulties of being a [[closed platform]], inability to generate revenue, inability to offer user privacy, inability to adapt to mobile platforms, or Facebook ending itself to present a next generation replacement;<ref name="Silverman 2012">{{cite web|last1=Silverman|first1=Matt|title=The End of Facebook: What Will It Take to Kill the King of Social?|url=https://mashable.com/2012/06/13/facebook-decline|website=[[Mashable]]|language=en|date=June 13, 2012}}</ref> or Facebook's role in [[Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bilton|first1=Nick|title=This Could Be the End of Facebook|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/10/this-could-be-the-end-of-facebook-hive-podcast|website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|language=en|date=October 27, 2017}}</ref> {{Image frame | align=left | caption=Facebook popularity. Active users (in millions) of Facebook increased from just a million<br /> in 2004 to 2.8 billion in 2020.<ref name=wsj15 /> | content = {{Graph:Chart | width = 400 | height = 220 | type = line | x = 2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020 | y = 1,10,20,50,100,350,500,750,950,1100,1400,1600,1800,2000,2320,2498,2797 }} }} {{Clear}} <gallery widths="350" heights="240"> File:Population pyramid of Facebook users by age.png|[[Population pyramid]] of Facebook users by age {{as of|2010}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insidefacebook.com/2010/01/04/december-data-on-facebook%E2%80%99s-us-growth-by-age-and-gender-beyond-100-million/|title=December Data on Facebook's US Growth by Age and Gender: Beyond 100 Million β Inside Facebook|work=Inside Facebook|date=January 4, 2010|access-date=October 7, 2014|archive-date=November 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103003005/http://www.insidefacebook.com/2010/01/04/december-data-on-facebook%e2%80%99s-us-growth-by-age-and-gender-beyond-100-million/|url-status=dead}}</ref> </gallery> === Demographics === The highest number of Facebook users as of October 2018 are from India and the United States, followed by Indonesia, Brazil and Mexico.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} Region-wise, the highest number of users are from Asia-Pacific (947 million) followed by Europe (381 million) and US-Canada (242 million). The rest of the world has 750 million users.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dazeinfo.com/2018/08/20/facebook-users-by-region-dgraph/|title=Number of Facebook Monthly Active Users Worldwide, By Region β DGraph|last=Khan|first=Aarzu|date=August 19, 2018|website=Dazeinfo|access-date=February 4, 2019}}</ref> Over the 2008β2018 period, the percentage of users under 34 declined to less than half of the total.<ref name="wsj15" /> === Censorship === {{Further|Censorship of Facebook|Censorship by Facebook}} [[File:Facebook censorship.svg|thumb|Map showing the countries that are either currently blocking or have blocked Facebook in the past {{legend|#225ea8|Currently blocked}}{{legend|#41b6c4|Formerly blocked}}]] In many countries the social networking sites and mobile apps have been blocked temporarily or permanently, including [[China]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Robin|last=Wauters|title=China Blocks Access To Twitter, Facebook After Riots|url=https://techcrunch.com/2009/07/07/china-blocks-access-to-twitter-facebook-after-riots/|website=[[TechCrunch]]|publisher=[[AOL]]|date=July 7, 2009|access-date=June 3, 2017}}</ref> [[Iran]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Iranian government blocks Facebook access|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/may/24/facebook-banned-iran|website=[[The Guardian]]|date=May 24, 2009|access-date=June 3, 2017}}</ref> [[Vietnam]],<ref>{{cite news |title=MAP: Here Are the Countries That Block Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube |url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/03/turkey-facebook-youtube-twitter-blocked/ |work=[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]] |date=March 28, 2014}}</ref> [[Pakistan]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Pakistan lifts Facebook ban but 'blasphemous' pages stay hidden |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/may/31/pakistan-lifts-facebook-ban |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=May 31, 2010}}</ref> [[Syria]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Syria Restores Access to Facebook and YouTube |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/10/world/middleeast/10syria.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210033047/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/10/world/middleeast/10syria.html |archive-date=February 10, 2011 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=February 9, 2011}}</ref> and [[North Korea]]. In May 2018, the government of [[Papua New Guinea]] announced that it would ban Facebook for a month while it considered the impact of the website on the country, though no ban has since occurred.<ref>{{cite web|title=Facebook to be banned in Papua New Guinea for a month|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44290012|website=[[BBC News]]|date=May 29, 2018|access-date=May 30, 2018}}</ref> In 2019, Facebook announced it would start enforcing its ban on users, including [[Internet celebrity|influencers]], promoting any [[Electronic cigarette|vape]], [[tobacco]] products, or [[weapon]]s on its platforms.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/18/tech/instagram-influencers-vaping-guns/index.html|title=Instagram influencers can no longer promote vaping and guns|author=Kaya Yurieff|website=[[CNN]]|date=December 18, 2019|access-date=December 19, 2019}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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