Average number of Facebook friends of U.S. users 2016

Published by Statista Research Department, Oct 27, 2016
This statistic shows the average network size of U.S. Facebook users in 2016. Overall, 40.4 percent of Facebook users in the United States had between zero and 200 friends on the social network. A total of 20.8 percent of respondents had more than 500 Facebook friends.

Average number of Facebook friends of users in the United States in 2016

CharacteristicShare of respondents
0-200 friends 40.41%
200-500 friends 38.35%
500+ friends 20.79%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents40.41%40.41%38.35%38.35%20.79%20.79%0-200 friends200-500 friends500+ friends
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Release date

October 2016

Region

United States

Survey time period

2016

Number of respondents

1,851 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Facebook users

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Values may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.

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