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title: "Why are people using Facebook?"  
description: "Why are people using Facebook?"  
author: "Steilla Mitchel"  
published: 2022-03-17  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96379/why-are-people-using-facebook  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting", "facebook"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why are people using Facebook?

Why are [people](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2295/more-people-need-to-monitor-this-crucial-metric-for-heart-health) using Facebook?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

- **[Facebook](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96368/what-is-the-point-of-facebook)** has become a widely used medium of communication. It's a never-ending virtual social gathering full of adopted puppies, charming LOL kittens, baby announcements, viral articles and videos, events, groups, organisations, and fan pages:
- (1) the need to belong, and (2) the desire to promote oneself.
- The study also considers demographic and cultural aspects in relation to the urge for belonging, as well as the impact of different personality types on Facebook usage.
- 'Internet-based services that enable individuals to create a public or semi-private profile, identify a list of other users with whom a connection is shared, and examine and track connections made by individuals and others.'

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**Read More: [How to attract more followers on the Facebook page?](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96354/how-to-attract-more-followers-on-the-facebook-page)**


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