Analysis-Facebook usage dips for first time. Will Instagram follow?


FILE PHOTO A giant quotlikequot icon made popular by Facebook is seen at the companys new headquarters in Menlo Park California January 11 2012. REUTERSRobert GalbraithFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: A giant "like" icon made popular by Facebook is seen at the company's new headquarters in Menlo Park, California January 11, 2012. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/File Photo

(Reuters) - TikTok, the pandemic and mobile data costs in India all helped draw people away from Facebook at an unprecedented rate last quarter. The big question is when will it be Instagram's turn?

One forecaster, Insider Intelligence, does not expect Meta Platforms Inc's Instagram social media service to lose users in the next three years. But its November estimates show Instagram's growth in monthly users will fall to 5.8% this year and 3.1% by 2025 from 16.5% last year.

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