In an August 2021 survey, adults in the United States comparing Google to Facebook selected Google to be the better digital platform in five out of six areas, with approximately 82 percent indicating Google to provide more useful services than Facebook. The one area in which Facebook was ranked better than Google, as selected by 75 percent of respondents, was helping connect them to friends and family.
Comparisons of performance between Google and Facebook by adults in the United States as of August 2021
Which company is better at...
Google
Facebook
Providing useful services
82%
18%
Helping you manage your life
75%
25%
Giving you control over display of your geographic location
75%
25%
Giving you control over info provided to other businesses
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The Verge. (October 6, 2021). Comparisons of performance between Google and Facebook by adults in the United States as of August 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327426/google-facebook-comparison-of-performance-usa/
The Verge. "Comparisons of performance between Google and Facebook by adults in the United States as of August 2021." Chart. October 6, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327426/google-facebook-comparison-of-performance-usa/
The Verge. (2021). Comparisons of performance between Google and Facebook by adults in the United States as of August 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327426/google-facebook-comparison-of-performance-usa/
The Verge. "Comparisons of Performance between Google and Facebook by Adults in The United States as of August 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327426/google-facebook-comparison-of-performance-usa/
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Comparisons of performance between Google and Facebook by adults in the United States as of August 2021 [Graph], The Verge, October 6, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327426/google-facebook-comparison-of-performance-usa/