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By Justin Smith 18 Comments »

As Facebook continues to expand internationally (see data on Facebook’s 2008 international growth by country), here’s a quick check of Facebook’s current (user-reported) age and gender demographics for marketers interested in reaching US users.

  • There 33 million Facebook users in the United States
  • 55% of US Facebook users are female, and female users outnumber male users in every age bracket
  • 52% are between the ages of 18-25, but the younger and older groups are growing

For more stats on international age distribution, check out Ben Lorica’s post from yesterday.

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18 Responses to “Latest Data on US Facebook Age and Gender Demographics”

  1. Kevin Foreman Says:

    Great data Justin.

    We are seeing the same demographics percentages with our fast growing female fashion application – Bevy

    Kevin

  2. Mihaela V Says:

    Very interesting data, I’d love to use it in my research papers & presentations, but to do so, I’d need to know more about your methodology. Do you publish your research methodology anywhere, if so, could you help me find it?
    Thank you!

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  12. Rina Says:

    so great!

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