Facebook losing teens to Instagram-Snapchat: forecast


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 23 Aug 2017

Facebook use in the US will slow as teens and young adults opt for smartphone image-sharing services Instagram and Snapchat, according to a new study. © AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND

Facebook use in the US will slow as teens and young adults opt for smartphone image-sharing services Instagram and Snapchat, according to an eMarketer forecast. 

The market tracker expected Facebook's online community to grow, saying it would be due mainly to increased adoption by older folks while use by those 24 years of age or younger sags. 

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