Facebook Monthly Active Users Asia Pacific
Facebook is a preeminent social media platform globally, boasting a monthly active user base that approaches 3 billion as of the first quarter of 2023. The platform was established by its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, in 2004. As of the end of 2022, Facebook’s total monthly active user base had reached 2.96 billion, and by the close of the first quarter of 2023, it had grown to 2.989 billion.
While the United States and Canada represent the largest geographical market segment for Facebook in terms of net revenue, the Asia Pacific region is the largest region based on the number of users. As of the end of 2022, Facebook’s monthly active user base in the Asia Pacific region was 1.312 billion, which increased to 1.324 billion by the end of the first quarter of 2023. In 2022, the top three sources of growth for Facebook were users based in India, Nigeria, and Vietnam.
The following table shows the number of monthly active Facebook users (MAUs) in millions:
| 2023 Mar 31 | 1,324 |
| 2022 Dec 31 | 1,312 |
| 2022 Sep 30 | 1,312 |
| 2022 Jun 30 | 1,305 |
| 2022 Mar 31 | 1,297 |
| 2021 Dec 30 | 1,278 |
| 2021 sep 30 | 1,278 |
| 2021 Jun 30 | 1,265 |
| 2021 Mar 31 | 1,230 |
| 2020 Dec 31 | 1,199 |
| 2020 Sep 30 | 1,166 |
| 2020 Jun 30 | 1,142 |
| 2020 Mar 31 | 1,093 |
| 2019 Dec 31 | 1,038 |
At the end of 2019, the MAUs of Facebook in Asia Pacific were 1,038 million, which increased to 1,199 million by the end of 2020 and 1,278 million by the end of 2021.
Note: Facebook defines Monthly Active user as a registered and logged in user that visited Facebook through the website or mobile app or used Facebook messenger app in the last 30 days of the day of counting.