# How many people actually use Facebook? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 17, 2012, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-actually-use-facebook/613190 "2012-02-17T22:17:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-actually-use-facebook/613190/21 "2012-02-18T13:47:32Z")
In Russia, [Facebook uses YOU!](http://www.pcworld.com/article/195005/your_facebook_profile_may_be_sold_by_russian_hacker.html) ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-actually-use-facebook/613190/22 "2012-02-18T15:15:12Z")
> [@rachelellogram](#): > > I’ve probably created 20 accounts since facebook’s inception. Mostly to friend myself for farmville, back when I played. Facebook needs Marley the Sock Slayer on the case. ---
**Author:** ![KneeSid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dec6dc/32.png) [@KneeSid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneeSid)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-actually-use-facebook/613190/23 "2012-02-18T16:41:02Z")
There’s only about 20 people that use it. In fact there are only 20 people in the world using the Internet. And they’re all 11 year old boys looking for porn and pretending to the other boys they’re girls. The rest are bots that click on Google Adsense to make money 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-actually-use-facebook/613190.md?page=1)