Facebook User Growth Chart

How many Facebook users are there?  This chart shows the number of Facebook users from 2004 to 2011 based on a variety of data including Facebook.

I was looking all over the internet for a chart that showed the number of Facebook users there are and couldn’t find one.  I figured I’d just create one and share it so that other people wouldn’t have to go through the search that I did.

Number of Facebook Users

Facebook Growth Chart

Here’s the user data from Facebook and other sources if you want to do your own thing

Dec-04 1
Dec-05 5.5
Dec-06 12
Apr-07 20
Oct-07 50
Aug-08 100
Jan-09 150
Feb-09 175
Apr-09 200
Jul-09 250
Sep-09 300
Dec-09 350
Feb-10 450
Jul-10 500
Sept-10 550
Jan-11 600
Feb-11 650
Jun-11 750
Sep-11 800
Nov-11 850

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Updates to Facebook User Growth Data

  • http://blog.sysomos.com/2010/12/22/2011-more-growth-for-facebook/ 2011: More Growth for Facebook? « Sysomos Blog

    [...] Ben Foster SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "2011: More Growth for Facebook?", url: [...]

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  • http://askaaronlee.com Aaron Lee

    Thanks for including me blog post Ben.
    Appreciate it.

  • http://customercentred.com/index.php/2011/01/facebook-the-ultimate-customer-centred-website/ Facebook: the ultimate customer-centred website? @ Customer Centred

    [...] How does one explain Facebook’s phenomenal growth? [...]

  • http://www.simonmichaelis.de Simon Michaelis

    You just saved me a lot of research work, thanks! Happy Excel hacking now.

  • http://statusforfacebook.us/ facebook status

    very cool, thanks!

  • anon

    Does this mean million or hundreds?

  • http://twitter.com/benphoster Ben Foster

    millions.

  • http://roderickpughmarketing.com Ian

    Many thanks Ben. Just what I was searching for. Thanks for putting in all the research time!

  • http://www.benphoster.com benphoster

    Glad I could help Ian. This post was created because, just like you, I was spending tons of time looking for this info. I’ll try and keep it updated as I can.

  • Hng

    Hi Ben–

    Do you have any links to the other sources?
    Thanks so much for posting this!

  • http://www.benphoster.com benphoster

    Hi Hng

    From 1 million to 500 million, the statistics came from Facebook’s timeline located here http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?timeline

    They stopped updating it after 500 million so sources after that are external.  Thanks for reading my post

    Ben

  • Paul G

    Ben – I have linked to your website as I have written an article about the future of the internet, thanks for the info.

    http://www.improveyourwebsiteforfree.com/ArticleFutureInternet.html

    Hope this is OK.

  • http://www.benphoster.com benphoster

    Yeah Paul, awesome.  Thanks!

  • http://johnlawlor.com/blog/chart-facebook-growth-zero-to-650-million/ Chart – Facebook Growth Zero to 650 Million
  • Mikeymayor

    hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • MIKEY MAYOR

    hacking .. errrrrr

  • MIKEY MAYOR

    OBVIOUSLY

  • Jaco De Kock

    Hi, ThanX alot! Came in very handy for my Research Project :D .

  • http://www.firstpost.com/tech/hot-or-not-is-facebook-on-the-slide-64082.html Hot or not: Is Facebook on the slide? | Firstpost

    [...] Is PrivCo’s pessimism about Facebook justified? Maybe. We’ve seen predictions of massive Facebook backlashes before, but they never seem to materialise. Despite Facebook’s shocking attitude towards their users’ privacy and data, people still log on and the site is still growing strongly overall. [...]

  • http://infinitytimes.com/2011/08/19/hot-not-facebook-slide/ Hot or not: Is Facebook on the slide? | infinitytimes.com

    [...] Is PrivCo’s pessimism about Facebook justified? Maybe. We’ve seen predictions of massive Facebook backlashes before, but they never seem to materialise. Despite Facebook’s shocking attitude towards their users’ privacy and data, people still log on and the site is still growing strongly overall. [...]

  • http://www.benphoster.com/social-media-strategy-class-reading-list/ Social Media Strategy Class Reading List – by Ben Foster

    [...] Facebook User Growth Chart – Ben Foster [...]

  • Dineza

    Thanks for giving me an actual statistics table!

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    [...] Foster, Ben. “Facebook User Growth Chart – 2004-2011.” Ben Foster. (2010, July 28).  Retrieved September 19, 2011 from http://www.benphoster.com/facebook-user-growth-chart-2004-2010/. [...]

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    [...] #1: There are now more than 800 million active Facebook users, with over 200 million added in 2011. Notice the growth trend traced by Ben Foster. [...]

  • http://nashvillebiz.wordpress.com/2011/11/09/26-promising-social-media-stats-for-small-businesses/ 26 Promising Social Media Stats for Small Businesses « NBC, Inc. Daily Meetings

    [...] active Facebook users, with over 200 million added in 2011. Notice the growth trend traced by Ben Foster. Facebook is growing rapidly. Which side of the wave are you [...]

  • http://www.socialdente.com/2011/11/10/26-motivos-para-que-tu-empresa-participe-en-las-redes-sociales/ 26 motivos para que tu empresa participe en las redes sociales | Socialdente

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  • http://kohare.wordpress.com/2011/11/15/social-media-stats-for-small-businesses/ Social Media Stats for Small Businesses « Graystone Capital – RemarkABL

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  • http://joannecipressi.com/social-media-statistics-that-deliver-good-news-for-small-businesses/ Social Media Statistics that Deliver Good News for Small Businesses | Heart Based Coaching with Joanne Cipressi

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  • Umbreon11_wind

    in what years???

  • http://stephenslighthouse.com/2011/11/29/social-media-small-business-and-libraries/ New Social Media, Small Business and Libraries – Stephen's Lighthouse

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  • http://socialmediavietnam.net/tin-tuc-mang-xa-hoi/26-thong-ke-day-trien-vong-ve-social-media-cho-cac-doanh-nghiep-nho/ 26 thống kê đầy triển vọng về Social Media cho các doanh nghiệp nhỏ | Social Media Vietnam

    [...] Theo thống kê cuả Ben Phoster, hiện nay Facebook đã có hơn 800 triệu người dùng tích cực (active Facebook users), [...]

  • http://help.thrivehive.com/?p=662 Facebook Beginner Intro | ThriveHive Help

    [...] Today there are more than 800 million active Facebook users.  (http://www.benphoster.com/facebook-user-growth-chart-2004-2010/) [...]

  • http://ashleeliu.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/leaders-in-the-2-0-society-think-bold-and-act-early/ Leaders in the 2.0 Society: Think Bold and Act Early | Ashlee Liu

    [...] Facebook User Growth in 2004-2010. Retrieved from http://www.benphoster.com/facebook-user-growth-chart-2004-2010/ [...]

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