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Consumers in the U.S. who bought products they saw advertised on Facebook in 2018
Share of consumers who bought products they saw advertised on Facebook in the United States as of March 2018
by A. Guttmann,
last edited
Sep 11, 2018
This statistic presents the share of consumers who bought products they saw advertised on Facebook in the United States as of March 2018. According to the findings, 13.5 percent of consumers stated to have purchased a product after seeing an ad for it on Facebook.
Share of consumers who bought products they saw advertised on Facebook in the United States as of March 2018
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by A. Guttmann,
last edited
Sep 11, 2018
This statistic presents the share of consumers who bought products they saw advertised on Facebook in the United States as of March 2018. According to the findings, 13.5 percent of consumers stated to have purchased a product after seeing an ad for it on Facebook.
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- March 2017
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- March 14 to 15, 2017
- Number of respondents
- 1,500 respondents
- Age group
- 18-54 years
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- Question: "In the past 30 days, have you purchased a product you saw on Facebook?"
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- March 14 to 15, 2017
- Number of respondents
- 1,500 respondents
- Age group
- 18-54 years
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- Question: "In the past 30 days, have you purchased a product you saw on Facebook?"
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