Results: Facebook is over 20 years old
Published on 02/17/2024
Source: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/02/02/5-facts-about-how-americans-use-facebook-two-decades-after-its-launch/
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Around seven-in-ten U.S. adults (68%) say they ever have used Facebook, a share that has remained relatively flat since 2016. With the exception of YouTube – used by 83% of adults – no other social media platform comes close to Facebook in usage. Have you ever used either?
YouTube
68%
1835 votes
Facebook
73%
1959 votes
Not Applicable
13%
348 votes
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Three-in-ten Americans say they regularly get news from Facebook, according to a fall 2023 survey. Among Facebook users, 43% say they regularly get news from the site, down from 54% who said this in 2020. Do you get news from Facebook? Yes, that's where I look for it
8%
211 votes
Yes, I don't search it out but I read it when I see it
22%
588 votes
I see it on my Facebook but I ignore it
15%
400 votes
I don't see news on my Facebook
27%
742 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
55 votes
Not Applicable
26%
704 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.60% | 12 | |
| No | 0.15% | 3 |
| I no longer use Facebook | 0.10% | 2 |
| I shut down my Facebook account years ago. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I BLOCKED farcebook "news" because it is totally dangerous (read UNRELIABLE)! | 0.05% | 1 |
| 0.05% | 1 | |
| No Facebook account | 0.05% | 1 |
| no longer use facebook | 0.05% | 1 |
| I get propaganda from Facebook. | 0.05% | 1 |
| other websites | 0.05% | 1 |
| I don’t use Facebook any longer | 0.05% | 1 |
| I have a connection over the pond who posts more accurate news than we get here about things in Europe and Asia on their Facebook page. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I use Facebook without an account. I refuse to get news from social media sources. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I have a Facebook account for signing in on other sites. I never use it as a social media and have no 'friends' on it. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Not a user | 0.05% | 1 |
| Main line media. CNN | 0.05% | 1 |
| tv | 0.05% | 1 |
| I DON'T USE FACEBOOK | 0.05% | 1 |
| NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | 0.05% | 1 |
| News | 0.05% | 1 |
| Sometimes I read it, sometimes I ignore it | 0.05% | 1 |
| No canadian news anymore | 0.05% | 1 |
| I haven't used Facebook since 2015 | 0.05% | 1 |
| Three in ten of my fellow citizens must be fools, wghich would come as no surprise. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I have Facebook but don't actually do anything with it | 0.05% | 1 |
| Do not have a Facebook page | 0.05% | 1 |
| Don't use it. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Infowars.com | 0.05% | 1 |
| follow news sources pages on there. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Why would social media have accurate news - it's just digital gossip! | 0.05% | 1 |
| Don't use Facebook | 0.05% | 1 |
| very seldom | 0.05% | 1 |
| Only use the marketplace | 0.05% | 1 |
| Only losers use Facebook | 0.05% | 1 |
| im not on rg anymore eversince my old laptop went down i tried to go back into my account they falsly accussed me of creating a lalse account so they can stuff my fb account where the sun dont shine i have no use for rb anymore | 0.05% | 1 |
| Mainly local news... | 0.05% | 1 |
| I don't touch Facebook with a 10 foot pole! | 0.05% | 1 |
| Don't have facebook | 0.05% | 1 |
| do not go on facebook | 0.05% | 1 |
| Don’t use that social me-me-media stuff | 0.05% | 1 |
| News on facebook is all falsified. | 0.05% | 1 |
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If you use Facebook, what are the reasons? Select all that apply. Stay up to date on friends and family
53%
1430 votes
Stay up to date on people I don't have regular contact with (acquaintances, old co workers etc)
33%
890 votes
To let people know what I'm up to
13%
360 votes
To get news and information
13%
356 votes
To be in groups or forums
18%
499 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
94 votes
Not Applicable
28%
760 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.33% | 12 | |
| Marketplace | 0.19% | 7 |
| PLAY GAMES | 0.14% | 5 |
| games | 0.11% | 4 |
| for access | 0.03% | 1 |
| I don’t have an acct any longer | 0.03% | 1 |
| cross stitch world | 0.03% | 1 |
| To follow bands | 0.03% | 1 |
| Not interested in any social media | 0.03% | 1 |
| Looking for an apartment or house to tent | 0.03% | 1 |
| Entertainment, passing the time | 0.03% | 1 |
| play the games | 0.03% | 1 |
| Express myself | 0.03% | 1 |
| follow groups related to my hobby | 0.03% | 1 |
| enter contests | 0.03% | 1 |
| To see or sell things | 0.03% | 1 |
| Buy & sell | 0.03% | 1 |
| sports and cooking | 0.03% | 1 |
| Find someone | 0.03% | 1 |
| To keep up with brands that i love | 0.03% | 1 |
| contests | 0.03% | 1 |
| Scroll when I'm bored | 0.03% | 1 |
| As a distraction. Method of procrastination | 0.03% | 1 |
| Animal videos | 0.03% | 1 |
| Save photos in one place | 0.03% | 1 |
| log in to games | 0.03% | 1 |
| I DON'T USE FACEBOOK | 0.03% | 1 |
| Follow informational and learning pages | 0.03% | 1 |
| For something to do | 0.03% | 1 |
| Entertainment | 0.03% | 1 |
| I deleted my facebook acct 3 years ago | 0.03% | 1 |
| play facebook games | 0.03% | 1 |
| get coupons | 0.03% | 1 |
| to kill time | 0.03% | 1 |
| To get information (not news). Certain sites only post its information on social media sites. | 0.03% | 1 |
| follow the OHL team The Oshawa Generals | 0.03% | 1 |
| To play games | 0.03% | 1 |
| memes | 0.03% | 1 |
| Share lost pets | 0.03% | 1 |
| Information on sites (codes, etc.) and sweeps | 0.03% | 1 |
| Promo codes | 0.03% | 1 |
| Only use about once a year and don't even remember why! | 0.03% | 1 |
| Birthdays | 0.03% | 1 |
| sell stuff | 0.03% | 1 |
| To make new friends | 0.03% | 1 |
| To follow my grand children. | 0.03% | 1 |
| tellwut survey | 0.03% | 1 |
| to post thins for my survey sites. | 0.03% | 1 |
| humour | 0.03% | 1 |
| To read the funnies aka comics | 0.03% | 1 |
| Entertainment and videos | 0.03% | 1 |
| Groups | 0.03% | 1 |
| Keep updated on Live Local Bands | 0.03% | 1 |
| I cancelled Fakebook | 0.03% | 1 |
| Gaming | 0.03% | 1 |
| Shopping, Learning. ect | 0.03% | 1 |
| Only losers use Facebook | 0.03% | 1 |
| to get tellwut survey | 0.03% | 1 |
| I'm an admin. in a few Facebook groups | 0.03% | 1 |
| I used to use it, but it got so bad, I had to leave Facebook, but use YouTube all the time. | 0.03% | 1 |
| i don't use Facebook anymore. it's toxic, | 0.03% | 1 |
| to be on marketplace | 0.03% | 1 |
| To keep up to date with local happenings | 0.03% | 1 |
| Only to participate in specific research, fund raising, survey etc... | 0.03% | 1 |
| contest information | 0.03% | 1 |
| Tellwut 25 point bonus question weekly | 0.03% | 1 |
| To sell things on the marketplace | 0.03% | 1 |
| Celebrities | 0.03% | 1 |
| Down with Facebutt | 0.03% | 1 |
| sometimes need it for other sites. | 0.03% | 1 |
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