Facebook Live Was Rolled Out to All Users 2 Years Ago Today

There have been more than 3.5 billion livestreams to date

Facebook Live became available to all users two years ago today, and vice president of product Fidji Simo marked its “anniversary” by providing a look at the feature’s progress.

Simo shared the following statistics in a Facebook post and infographic (below):

  • There have been more than 3.5 billion Facebook Live broadcasts to date.
  • “Hundreds of millions” of people have used Facebook Live, and nearly 2 billion have watched Facebook Live videos.
  • The average number of daily Facebook Live broadcasts has doubled year over year since 2016.
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