Facebook stats for the UK, 6,407,580 members
October 22, 2007 //
Using the Flyers Pro application on Facebook, I have extrapolated some interesting statistics that are probably not available elsewhere. Thanks to Damien Mulley’s blog post for the idea.
Sex
6,407,580 people in the UK
2,320,200 are male
2,789,540 are female
Age
3,241,800 men between 18 and 25
1,565,520 women between 18 and 25
907,620 men between 25 and 35
1,006,420 women between 25 and 35
227,220 men and women between 35 and 60
Professional vs student
5,160,740 who are not students
295,260 are in High School
447,820 are in college
503,760 Alumni
As you can see, the ratio of professionals to students is extremely high. This is something that LinkedIn enthusiasts should take note of. It’s hardly surprising Facebook is targeting universities via their O2 relationship.
Relationship status
906,980 men registered as single
826,620 women registered as single
638,740 men in a relationship
907,400 women in a relationship
276,840 men who are married
414,740 women who are married
Religion
545,240 Liberals
251,320 Moderates
216,660 Conservatives
London network
1,503,979 people in the London network
577,380 are male
665,180 are female
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October 22nd, 2007
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October 30th, 2007
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October 30th, 2007
Is it possible to get the source of these statistics? Cos I am doing an assignment and a reference is needed.
Much appreciated
November 16th, 2007
Johny, this site is the source. I used Facebook to derive the stats. I’m sure they’d change slightly if I was to update it. So, feel free to reference this post.
November 16th, 2007
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November 20th, 2007
cheers mate, my bad because it was already explained in the main body of the message.
November 20th, 2007
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September 26th, 2008
I’ve just done a similar exercise for February 2010 and cross referenced a couple variable to get some interesting findings. Didn’t get the info on Religion though which would have added nicely to the results. Good Digging Paul!
March 2nd, 2010