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Phl_worldwide t1_iwg1wqv wrote

Haven’t had Facebook in 6 months. Don’t miss it. Millennial Facebook is so weird. We were just old enough to have one when it started. We added a thousand people from high school and college and then never shared a thing on it again lol

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hghjjj14 t1_iwi2nfa wrote

Nothing beats the customization options on myspace.

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Phl_worldwide t1_iwi2v2f wrote

I have been low-key hoping that Social Media looks to the past for inspiration. Custom backgrounds, color changes, personalized music. What’s old would be new again lol

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Future_Green_7222 t1_iwfu6q1 wrote

How did Twitter fall that low? is it really all Elon Musk?

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hcrx OP t1_iwfuqrf wrote

This data is prior to Musk's acquisition of Twitter. Twitter has always struggled with user engagement.

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redarlsen t1_iwfvyyx wrote

The Facebook number is mind boggling - who are these people?!

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thatguy9684736255 t1_iwfwfve wrote

In many poor countries, your 3g package includes free Facebook so everyone uses it

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redarlsen t1_iwfwym4 wrote

Did not know that, thanks!

Also why, what’s Zuck’s scam/ endgame?

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thepaleblue t1_iwgayoa wrote

Google built its empire by being the starting point of the internet for a generation of people. Facebook has replaced that for a billion low-income people who experience the internet entirely through cheap Android phones, and rakes in the ad revenue accordingly. Facebook is the internet for these folks.

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JuliePam t1_iwkhbvh wrote

True. For years people have been saying Facebook is dying. I remember having an argument with a colleague who was very convinced that Google+ would wipe out Facebook. Facebook is a force in many countries, it is a lifeline for small one-person businesses. I outgrew my Facebook days, but I like to think it's the only social media that's actually "social" (own opinion). People are free to post whatever they want, and they don't have to be an 'expert' in this or that, they are there to have fun. The other sm just brings the same stress people are trying to escape, LinkedIn is an extension of work - people have to pretend to be professional, Twitter users think they are more "classy" than anyone else and Instagram and Tiktok - I don't know even what to say about those.

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redarlsen t1_iwk37ic wrote

Guess it’s economies of scale, poor people aren’t usually the most desired demographic for advertisers.

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ackillesBAC t1_iwgxkg7 wrote

Why do you think Facebook was trying to launch their own balloon based Global Internet service

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redarlsen t1_iwfws4h wrote

No chance that Dad would use social media lol but yeah apparently every single human over the age of 40 is on Facebook.. crazy numbers

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Thrent_ t1_iwfzxrx wrote

In some African countries Facebook provides free internet, but only for Facebook and a selected few websites.

For these people Facebook is synonymous with internet

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asdftom t1_iwim7fv wrote

Twitter has always been surprisingly small.

I think it is just not nearly as popular outside of the English speaking world.

Or maybe people just mostly see tweets shared on other social media rather than using twitter directly so it's impact is bigger than what its active user numbers imply.

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Utoko t1_iwgq5ca wrote

I guess active users is posting something. Me and many other people are 99% of the time just reading.

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mrjeffcoat t1_iwfwigq wrote

Post title is poor as most of this list aren't social media apps. The title for the chart is better, as data is actually for:

>The list includes social networks, as well as online forums, photo and video sharing platforms, messaging and VoIP apps

And the Wiki page that's the source for the data separates out 'integrated services' such as iMessage, which would be in the top 5 in this chart.

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Comexbackkid t1_iwgida8 wrote

I still do not understand why WhatsApp and Messenger are considered social media apps? Are they not simply text messaging platforms? By that definition where does iMessage rank?

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mandelmanden t1_iwg90vy wrote

If Twitter is worth so much with so little, imagine how much Facebook might be worth!

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Lerf3 t1_iwh1c79 wrote

Needs dates to be meaningful on its own

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iFoegot t1_iwhhkjf wrote

Fun fact: 6 of them are primarily used only in one country, while the rest are all banned in that country.

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darkgothmog t1_iwi7v4q wrote

Twitter is so far, why pay 44B$ for this ? I don’t think any sane billionaire would….

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No_Vegetable_2570 t1_iwfy5v5 wrote

I’m missing Discord in that graph, pretty sure its doing better than LinkedIn and Skype

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hcrx OP t1_iwg0ewo wrote

According to Wikipedia, Discord had 140M monthly active users, making it the 29th on the list. That's why it is not on the list, that only shows the top 20.

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No_Vegetable_2570 t1_iwg5tf5 wrote

wow… I checked myself and I guess I had Discord in much greater esteem hahaha thank you for the info!

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bornagy t1_iwg6ewr wrote

This is why i dont unterstand the fuzz around twitter.

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SophieCT t1_iwg7i9a wrote

I think it's because of who is on Twitter.

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DK2037 t1_iwj61jg wrote

There’s six ahead of reddit that I’ve never even heard of. God this place IS trash. If the moderators weren’t so hell bent on eliminating opinions they disagree with, business might be better around here 🤔

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Live_Olive_2853 t1_iwk4bws wrote

Waaaahhht??? Truth social isn’t even on the top 20?? I’m so shocked now shocked 😳 😱I can’t stand it. (Lmfao!!)

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