C
Evidence Grade C
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1,300,000,000
1,300,000,000 — monthly active users for Facebook Messenger (2019)
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Evidence graded
Value
1,300,000,000
Unit
Count
Data Vintage
2019
Entity
Study Type
Unknown
Geography
Global
Trend
Stable
Evidence Quality
C
Moderate quality evidence
Useful directional data with some methodological gaps. Treat as indicative rather than definitive — corroborate before citing in formal research.
Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
20
Citation Chain
90
Independence
30
Methodology
50
Freshness
40
Sources (6)
PapersOwl
Primary
Tier B
https://hub.papersowl.com/examples/facebook-analysis/ ↗
Source Article
Facebook’s Evolution and Strategic Challenges
Facebook, a brainchild of Mark Zuckerberg and his fellow Harvard students, emerged in 2004 as a platform designed for Harvard students to connect, share academic interests, hometowns, and photos.
Contents
Introduction
Its swift rise in popularity prompte…
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Original Research
DataReportal
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Methodology
Extracted from Wayback Machine archive of DataReportal (2019). Total number of monthly active users on Facebook Messenger.
Study: Unknown
Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 7 | +250.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | 0% |
| 2016 | 900 | +12757.1% |
| 2019 (current) | 1,300,000,000 | +144444344.4% |
| 2023 | 1,010,000,000 | -22.3% |
| 2023 | 988,000,000 | -2.2% |
| July 2023 | 1,520,000,000 | +53.8% |
Segmentation
Industrymedia_entertainment
RegionGlobal
RoleAll marketers
Channelsocial
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Facebook Messenger: 1,300,000,000 monthly active users. Source: PapersOwl (2019). Via Lighthouse Research Data — https://lighthousedata.io/data/monthly-active-users-facebook-messenger-2019
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/monthly-active-users-facebook-messenger-2019" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>1,300,000,000</strong> — monthly active users for Facebook Messenger<br><small>Source: PapersOwl (2019) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/monthly-active-users-facebook-messenger-2019" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Data</a></small></blockquote>
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