Time taken for global social media platforms to reach 2 billion users 2021

Published by
Stacy Jo Dixon,
Jan 21, 2022
In 2021, Instagram reached two billion active users 11.2 years after being launched. WhatsApp reached 2 billion users after 11 years of launching and YouTube took a total 14.2 years to reach this milestone. Facebook, which has recently rebranded as Meta, reached two billion users after 13.3 years of being founded.

Time taken for selected social media platforms to reach 2 billion active users worldwide as of December 2021 (in years)

CharacteristicTime taken in years
WhatsApp 11
Instagram 11.2
Facebook 13.3
YouTube 14.2
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