U.S. Facebook usage reasons 2019

Published by J. Clement, Oct 9, 2019
This statistic presents the reasons for being on Facebook according to users in the United States as of the third quarter of 2019. According to the findings, 88 percent of respondents stated that they used Facebook to stay in contact with friends and family.

Leading Facebook usage reasons according to users in the United States as of 3rd quarter 2019

Share of respondents
To keep contact with friends and family88%
To get entertainment33%
To get news23%
To follow brands / companies17%
To strengthen professional network11%
Other purposes6%
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Release date

October 2019

Region

United States

Survey time period

Q3 2019

Number of respondents

2,100 respondents

Age group

15 years and older

Special properties

among Facebook users

Method of interview

Online panel

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