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UID: ST-20250501-WORLD-01

Source

Statista

Last Updated

June 9, 2025

Time Range

As of Feb, 2025

Periodicity

Annual

Unit

Audience Size – Absolute number, Share – %

Sector

Socia Media

Next Update

As and when

Indicator Summary

Facebook Users by Language refers to the distribution of active Facebook users based on the primary language they use to interact with the platform. This data captures the linguistic preferences of users globally, offering insights into which languages dominate Facebook usage, such as English, Spanish, Hindi, Arabic, Portuguese, and others. It includes users who have set their interface language and often correlates with their geographic and cultural backgrounds.

Understanding the Facebook Users by Language metric is crucial for digital marketers, businesses, content creators, and policymakers. It helps organizations tailor their content strategies, advertisements, and user engagement approaches based on the linguistic preferences of their target audiences. For example, a business expanding in Latin America would benefit from knowing the number of Spanish-speaking users on Facebook. Similarly, language distribution data aids in assessing digital inclusivity, regional language penetration, and the effectiveness of multilingual communication strategies on social media. Moreover, it reflects global and regional trends in digital adoption and can guide decisions on translation, localization, and customer support services in different languages. As Facebook continues to play a pivotal role in shaping public discourse and consumer behavior, the linguistic breakdown of its users provides a powerful lens into global connectivity and communication trends.

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Statista. (2025). Facebook users by language, As of Feb 2025 (360 Analytika, Ed.) [Dataset]. https://360analytika.com/facebook-users-by-language/

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