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# Facebook Fatigue: 50% of Facebook Users are Bored
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/facebook-fatigue-50-of-facebook-users-are-bored/
- Published: 2014-12-01T13:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2014-12-01T13:00:00.000Z
- Description: The newest Global Web Index (GWI) Social Report is reporting 50% of British and American Facebook users as being uninterested in Facebook. Why? 45% of users say they're just not. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/12/facebook-fatigue-50-of-facebook-users-are-bored.html]
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Indie Music, Music Business, Social Media, Facebook, Global Web Index, Google, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, tumblr, Twitter, United Kingdom, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:38

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The newest [Global Web Index](http://www.globalwebindex.net/?ref=hypebot.com) (GWI) Social Report is **reporting 50% of British and American [Facebook users](http://www.facebook.com/) as being uninterested in Facebook.** Why? **45%** of users say they're just not as interested in Facebook while **37%** says they're bored, and the remaining **18%** claim Facebook has simply lost its "cool". With **three out of ten users concerned about Facebook's privacy and security**, it appears as though there could be cracks in the foundation for the [social networking platform](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social%5Fnetworking%5Fservice?ref=hypebot.com).

A decade ago, Facebook was the "it" destination for teenagers. Now, those teenagers' teachers, parents, friends parents, and sometimes grandparents are all on Facebook. While teenagers are certainly deeply rooted in the [social media](http://www.wikinvest.com/concept/Social%5Fmedia?ref=hypebot.com) scene, **they are beginning to substantially stray from Facebook**.

Data obstaind by GWI shows why:

[![26th-Nov-2014-50-of-Teens-are-Bored-of-Facebook](http://a5.typepad.com/6a01901b9a0100970b01b8d09e62fd970c-500wi "26th-Nov-2014-50-of-Teens-are-Bored-of-Facebook")](http://a5.typepad.com/6a01901b9a0100970b01b8d09e62fd970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

Want to know more? A free summary of the GWI Report can be downloaded **[here](http://insight.globalwebindex.net/e1t/c/%2AW9dwCfS1jL2r0W6svk%5F53kH%5F570/%2AW4-qT3W3r1J3XVNthkQ7YzxqL0/5/f18dQhb0Sjvc8Y9YsWW9d5Gfj4T%5FwBsW63Bt2z8r53%5FsMsd1hzXD6prW39DrZm4sglY5VXDfYD26nWkZW26dLfh5CR161VPns8t1nYBGQW7mNKT56R1jcjW2z8ZTK90G7thN8S3yR5bY02SW4s8bp350SF2gN9665lpYFlZnW51t20j7ZX1K2W5ZpycS57-ZBTW83C5JP6rY-3sW2KQ2YY1Gj5QGW2kGjZw6qQx%5FbW5rpN9k5jPVDHW47P0wC403tVSW3vbpkw6nlBrwW4tlZlT6qd6pjW3TsBgn4L7Dm1W4tFX4J36WLLBW66fPRv6P135VW2mvVY634glkPW6QQr%5FZ5BbKbbW44htYf6TnwQlW3P8Nyq4Gxn%5F1W5rrjHG4tld-tW6gC7kV3FNjykW4GgJfS5mfDyTW1bJ0nR2PGwlgMyY5vrcZLWRW86k%5F7851K63FW7tc-fT1rn5GjV215-p1Jp46GW1HFs6P4t5qwHW3s0JZm84v01qW2kfNXC5xtbmdN4Y%5F0NQ3ZgJmf5HMMS302?ref=hypebot.com).**

Source: [GlobalWebIndex.net](http://blog.globalwebindex.net/teens-bored-of-facebook?ref=hypebot.com)

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