In the African continent, Northern Africa had the largest number of Facebook users. As of July 2022, there were almost 104 million accounts on the social media platform. Western and Eastern Africa followed with around 58 million and 43 million, respectively. On the other hand, Central Africa only had 16 million Facebook accounts.
Number of Facebook users in Africa in 2022, by region
(in millions)
Characteristic
Number of users in millions
Northern Africa
103.9
Western Africa
57.7
Eastern Africa
42.7
Southern Africa
27.1
Middle Africa
15.7
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