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Forecast of the number of Facebook users in Africa

from 2017 to 2025 (in millions)
Forecast of the number of Facebook users in Africa from 2017 to 2025 (in millions)
Facebook users in Africa 2017-2025

400
377.32

350 341.96

306.31
300
271.15
Number of users in millions

250 237.22

205.11
200
173.81

150 143.46
117.33

100

50

0
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Note(s): Africa; 2017-2019; All values are estimates.

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 8.
2 Source(s): Statista; ID 1136422
Forecast of the number of Facebook users in Africa from 2017 to 2025 (in millions)
Facebook users in Africa 2017-2025

400 Your Headline

377.32 Your Notes:

350 341.96

306.31
300
271.15
Number of users in millions

250 237.22

205.11
200
173.81

150 143.46
117.33

100

50

0
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Note(s): Africa; 2017-2019; All values are estimates.

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 8.
3 Source(s): Statista; ID 1136422
Forecast of the number of Facebook users in Africa from 2017 to 2025 (in millions)
Facebook users in Africa 2017-2025

Number of users in millions

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400

2025 377.32

2024 341.96

2023 306.31

2022 271.15

2021 237.22

2020 205.11

2019 173.81

2018 143.46

2017 117.33

Note(s): Africa; 2017-2019; All values are estimates.

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 8.
4 Source(s): Statista; ID 1136422
Forecast of the number of Facebook users in Africa from 2017 to 2025 (in millions)
Facebook users in Africa 2017-2025

Number of users in millions Your Headline

Your Notes:
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400

2025 377.32

2024 341.96

2023 306.31

2022 271.15

2021 237.22

2020 205.11

2019 173.81

2018 143.46

2017 117.33

Note(s): Africa; 2017-2019; All values are estimates.

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 8.
5 Source(s): Statista; ID 1136422
Forecast of the number of Facebook users in Africa from 2017 to 2025 (in millions)
Facebook users in Africa 2017-2025

400
377.32

341.96
350

306.31
300
271.15
Number of users in millions

250 237.22

205.11
200
173.81

143.46
150
117.33

100

50
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Note(s): Africa; 2017-2019; All values are estimates.

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 8.
6 Source(s): Statista; ID 1136422
Forecast of the number of Facebook users in Africa from 2017 to 2025 (in millions)
Facebook users in Africa 2017-2025

400 Your Headline

377.32 Your Notes:

341.96
350

306.31
300
271.15
Number of users in millions

250 237.22

205.11
200
173.81

143.46
150
117.33

100

50
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Note(s): Africa; 2017-2019; All values are estimates.

Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 8.
7 Source(s): Statista; ID 1136422
Forecast of the number of Facebook users in Africa from 2017 to 2025 (in millions)
Facebook users in Africa 2017-2025

Description
Source and methodology information
In 2021, Facebook's user base in Africa amounts to approximately 237.2 million users. The number of Facebook
Source(s) Statista users in Africa is projected to increase to 377.3 million users by 2025. User figures have been estimated by
taking into account company filings or press material, secondary research, app downloads and traffic data. They
Conducted by Statista refer to the average monthly active users over the period and count multiple accounts by persons only once.
The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and
Survey period 2017-2019 secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150
countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices,
Region(s) Africa trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see
supplementary notes under details for more information).
Number of respondents n.a.

Age group n.a.

Special characteristics All values are estimates.

Published by Statista

Publication date January 2021

Original source Key Market Indicators

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Notes: The shown forecasts represent a blend of multiple input datasets from both
internal (primary) and external (secondary) sources. Whereas primary data are
generated via Statista's own surveys like the Global Consumer Survey ,
secondary input datasets are mostly sourced from international institutions
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