As of May 2022, North America had the highest active Facebook usage rate with 82.3 percent of the population accessing the social media platform. Overall, Facebook penetration was lowest in Africa, where only 20.83 percent of the population used the social network. In addition, the global penetration rate of Facebook was just under 40 percent.
Percentage of global population using Facebook as of January 2022, by region
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