Whether you are selling vacation homes, hot dogs, maternity jeans or engagement photoshoots – Facebook can help you reach your audience. Through video posts describing a product, Facebook ads to connect to a new audience, Facebook Live to complete a Q/A or tour and much more, the platform offers countless ways to implement a well-rounded social media strategy. However, with so many mediums, it can be difficult to choose what to implement. Check out the following Facebook statistics to learn what type of content users are interacting with and which demographics are most active.

- The average American spends 58 minutes per day on Facebook. (Via Hootsuite)
- The average visit to Facebook lasts approximately 10 or 12 minutes. (Via Hootsuite)
- Facebook has 80 million small and medium sized business pages. (Via Hootsuite)
- There are 65 million local business pages on Facebook. (via Sprout Social)

- The average brand sees a median engagement rate of approximately .09% per post on Facebook. (via Sprout Social)
- Facebook is the second-favorite platform for consuming videos after YouTube. (via Sprout Social)
- Videos with captions increase viewing time by approximately 12%. (Via Social Media Today)
- A video ad has approximately 3 seconds to capture a viewer’s attention. (Via Social Media Today)

- Shorter posts receive 23% more interaction than longer posts do. (Via Social Media Today)
- Video posts generate more shares than any other post type. (Via Social Media Today)
- Men aged 18-24% make up 18% of all Facebook users. (Via Social Media Today)
- The United States has the most Facebook users, followed by India, Brazil and Indonesia. (Via Social Media Today)

- Over 50 million businesses use Facebook pages. (Via Social Media Today)
- Facebook users watch approximately 100 million hours of video each day. (Via Social Media Perth)
- The average user clicks into 10 Facebook ads per month. (Via Social Media Perth)
- 5 billion comments are left on Facebook pages monthly. (Via Social Media Perth)

- The average CPC (Cost Per Click) is $1.72 (Via Social Media Perth)
- Facebook users generate 4 million likes per minute. (Via Website Hosting Rating)
- Facebook engagement is typically higher on Thursdays and Fridays. (Via Website Hosting Rating)