growth is reversing
Everyone on Lemmy keeps saying Facebook is dead, but it just hit it’s all time high of 4B monthly active users.
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qooqie@lemmy.world 1 year ago
This is probably an overreaction. I do, however, think their growth is reversing and that’s why platforms like Facebook are diversifying rather rapidly. Things like Facebook marketplace and instagram are still hugely popular.
Steeve@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
vermyndax@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Facebook will never die. Too many people in third-world countries rely on Facebook for internet access. Facebook is happy to provide free connectivity to keep people hooked in countries like Philippines. They mask the images and videos in FB Messenger, but then provide a very ad-heavy Facebook lite experience for free. They brokered a deal with the carriers in these countries for this. Facebook is here to stay for a very, very long time.
FleetingTit@feddit.de 1 year ago
monthly active users
Doesn’t that include people who log in once per month to check their messages, scroll down two posts in their feed and log out?
PixxlMan@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It’s still 4B, even if just a fraction interact meaningfully is still a lot… And if it’s growing it certainly isn’t indicative of death
Steeve@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Yes, as it always has
Coasting0942@reddthat.com 1 year ago
As google put it, you have to go 100% on being the first search engine people experience for the first time.