Half of the World's Online Population Uses Facebook

Facebook remains the world’s largest social network by a wide margin. According to GlobalWebIndex, 51 percent of the world’s internet users were active on Facebook in the first quarter of 2013.

Google+, once referred to as a ghost town, has steadily built a remarkable user base and now ranks second with a penetration rate of 26 percent.
The Top 10 are completed by YouTube, Twitter and six Chinese social networking sites.

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This chart shows the global penetration of the world's ten largest social media sites.

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Percentage of global population using Facebook as of January 2022, by region
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Social network penetration rate worldwide as of October 2025, by region
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Number of internet and social media users worldwide as of April 2026 (in billions)
Active social network penetration in selected countries and territories in 2025
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Number of social media users worldwide from 2017 to 2030 (in millions)
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Distribution of Facebook users worldwide as of February 2025, by age and gender

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