This statistic shows the answers to a survey question on whether respondents in the Netherlands were spending less active time on Facebook in 2018. As of 2018, roughly 44 percent of the respondents indicated they agreed with the statement that said they spent less time on Facebook than they used to. Millennials especially voiced this opinion.
According to the source, this is mainly because Facebook is too time-consuming and they would rather spend it on work, the household or friends "in real life". Additionally, the source mentions that privacy concerns after the scandal of Cambridge Analytica in early 2018 (the survey was held in February 2018) could play a part.
* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Ik besteed over het algemeen minder tijd aan Facebook dan voorheen" (English: "Generally speaking, I spend less time on Facebook then I used to")
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Ruigrok NetPanel. (June 12, 2018). Generally speaking, I spend less time on Facebook then I used to* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/880209/opinion-on-decreasing-time-spent-on-facebook-in-the-netherlands/
Ruigrok NetPanel. "Generally speaking, I spend less time on Facebook then I used to*." Chart. June 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/880209/opinion-on-decreasing-time-spent-on-facebook-in-the-netherlands/
Ruigrok NetPanel. (2018). Generally speaking, I spend less time on Facebook then I used to*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/880209/opinion-on-decreasing-time-spent-on-facebook-in-the-netherlands/
Ruigrok NetPanel. "Generally Speaking, I Spend Less Time on Facebook Then I Used To*." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/880209/opinion-on-decreasing-time-spent-on-facebook-in-the-netherlands/
Ruigrok NetPanel, Generally speaking, I spend less time on Facebook then I used to* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/880209/opinion-on-decreasing-time-spent-on-facebook-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited July 23, 2024)
Generally speaking, I spend less time on Facebook then I used to* [Graph], Ruigrok NetPanel, June 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/880209/opinion-on-decreasing-time-spent-on-facebook-in-the-netherlands/
