Here's A Look At Facebook's Daily Active User Growth Since Going Public

Since going public on May 18, 2012, Facebook Inc FB has nearly doubled its daily active users (DAU), bringing the statistic from 526 million in Q1 2012 to 1.18 billion in its most recent report.

The third quarter of 2015 marked a milestone for Facebook, with the company surpassing 1 billion DAU. However, as can be seen in the data presented below, Facebook’s DAU growth experienced more than a 10 percent decrease between the company’s IPO and Q1 2015:

2012

Q1: 526 million.

Q2: 552 million.

Q3: 584 million.

Q4: 618 million (28 percent year-over-year).

2013

Q1: 665 million (26 percent year-over-year).

Q2: 669 million (21 percent year-over-year).

Q3: 728 million (25 percent year-over-year).

Q4: 757 million (23 percent year-over-year).

2014

Q1: 802 million (21 percent year-over-year).

Q2: 829 million (24 percent year-over-year).

Q3: 864 million (19 percent year-over-year).

Q4: 890 million (18 percent year-over-year).

2015

Q1: 936 million (17 percent year-over-year).

Q2: 968 million (17 percent year-over-year).

Q3: 1.01 billion (17 percent year-over-year).

Q4: 1.04 billion (17 percent year-over-year).

2016

Q1: 109 billion (16.5 percent year-over-year).

Q2: 1.13 billion (17 percent year-over-year).

Q3: 1.18 billion (17 percent year-over-year).

At last check mid-morning Thursday, Facebook was down 4.35 percent at $121.54.

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