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title: "How important is Facebook really?"  
description: "How important is Facebook really?"  
author: "Steilla Mitchel"  
published: 2022-03-17  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96376/how-important-is-facebook-really  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting", "facebook"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How important is Facebook really?

How important is Facebook really?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

![How important is Facebook really?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/252a5f9f-b166-49c6-977e-b062d5f745f5/images/db6e42a8-792b-44b0-abfa-d7b5d75e630a.jpeg) **\**

- **[Facebook](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96352/which-algorithm-does-facebook-use-for-face-verification-and-how-does-it-work)** has a global audience of around 500 million users, far larger than any single news outlet. Its function has shifted from that of a social network allowing friends to share personal information to that of a platform for individuals to share, recommend, and link all types of information, **including news**
- If looking for news was the most significant development of the previous decade, sharing news could be one of the most significant developments of the next. The second or third most popular driver of their content was Facebook.

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**Read More: [What kind of people do you connect with on Facebook?](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96377/what-kind-of-people-do-you-connect-with-on-facebook)**


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