This statistic displays a forecast of the development in Facebook user numbers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2026. In 2026, the number of monthly active Facebook users is projected to reach 49.84 million individuals. This would be an increase of 4.56 million new users from 45.28 million users in 2017.
In January 2020, Facebook reached a market share of 37.27 percent. In 2018, the services offered through Facebook reached all age groups in the country but slightly more female users than male users. Facebook gets used more than once a day by around 45 percent of the UK online population. Only 21 percent of UK adults that go online don't use Facebook at all.
Number of Facebook users in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2026
(in millions)
individuals who use Facebook via any device at least once per month.
Supplementary notes
* Forecasted data.
This statistic presents exclusive data by Statista’s Market Analytics team and is based on calculations and estimates derived from relevant primary data and third-party data analysis. See our Methodology section for more details.
User numbers also include not identified “duplicate” accounts (individuals who maintain more than one or more accounts in addition to their principle account) and not identified “false” accounts (e.g. spamming accounts).
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