Facebook: number of mobile monthly active users worldwide 2009-2016

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Stacy Jo Dixon,
Aug 25, 2023
This statistic shows a timeline with the global number of mobile monthly active Facebook users. As of the fourth quarter of 2016, the social network had more than 1.74 billion mobile MAU. Facebook surpassed one billion mobile MAU during the first quarter of 2014. Active users are those which have logged in to Facebook during the last 30 days.

Number of mobile monthly active Facebook users worldwide from 1st quarter 2009 to 4th quarter 2016 (in millions)

CharacteristicNumber of users in millions
Q4
'16		 1,740
Q3
'16		 1,658
Q2
'16		 1,574
Q1
'16		 1,508
Q4
'15		 1,442
Q3
'15		 1,385
Q2
'15		 1,314
Q1
'15		 1,248
Q4
'14		 1,189
Q3
'14		 1,124
Q2
'14		 1,070
Q1
'14		 1,008
Q4
'13		 945
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February 2017

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Worldwide

Survey time period

1st quarter 2009 to 4th quarter 2016

Supplementary notes

Facebook measures "monthly active users" as users that have logged in during the past 30 days. The site defines a mobile MAU as a user who accessed Facebook via a mobile app or via mobile-optimized versions of the website such as m.facebook.com, whether on a mobile phone or tablet such as the iPad, during the period of measurement.

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