According to an annual survey, the reasons adults in the United States gave for not using Facebook varied from 2020 to 2021, with the largest difference regarding the answer of not liking how Facebook conducts its business at around 27 percent in 2020 and 43 percent in 2021 giving this answer. It was also the most common reason in 2021, while the second most common reason for not using Facebook, indicated by approximately 42 percent of non-users and aligned with general views as well, was low trust in the platform to handle their privacy and personal data. Facebook nevertheless continues to be one of the most popular social networks used worldwide.
Reasons for not using Facebook according to adults in the United States in 2020 and 2021
Percentage points not adding up to 100 percent are probably due to rounding. The source did not provide any information regarding the age of respondents.
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The Verge. (October 6, 2021). Reasons for not using Facebook according to adults in the United States in 2020 and 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327323/reasons-adults-do-not-use-facebook-usa/
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The Verge. (2021). Reasons for not using Facebook according to adults in the United States in 2020 and 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327323/reasons-adults-do-not-use-facebook-usa/
The Verge. "Reasons for Not Using Facebook According to Adults in The United States in 2020 and 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327323/reasons-adults-do-not-use-facebook-usa/
The Verge, Reasons for not using Facebook according to adults in the United States in 2020 and 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327323/reasons-adults-do-not-use-facebook-usa/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
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