This statistic presents the number of Facebook user accounts that may have been compromised in the Cambridge Analytica scandal as of April 2018, sorted by country. According to the findings, the nation with the highest amount of Facebook user accounts compromised was the United States, which reported 70.63 million potentially affected user accounts in total.
Number of Facebook user accounts that may have been compromised in the Cambridge Analytica scandal as of April 2018, by country
Characteristic
Number of user accounts
United States
70,632,350
Phillippines
1,175,870
Indonesia
1,096,666
United Kingdom
1,079,031
Mexico
789,880
Canada
622,161
India
562,455
Brazil
443,117
Vietnam
427,446
Australia
311,127
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of user accounts70,632,35070,632,3501,175,8701,175,8701,096,6661,096,6661,079,0311,079,031789,880789,880622,161622,161562,455562,455443,117443,117427,446427,446311,127311,127United StatesPhillippinesIndonesiaUnited KingdomMexicoCanadaIndiaBrazilVietnamAustralia
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Facebook. (April 4, 2018). Number of Facebook user accounts that may have been compromised in the Cambridge Analytica scandal as of April 2018, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/831815/facebook-user-accounts-affected-cambridge-analytica-by-country/
Facebook. "Number of Facebook user accounts that may have been compromised in the Cambridge Analytica scandal as of April 2018, by country." Chart. April 4, 2018. Statista. Accessed January 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/831815/facebook-user-accounts-affected-cambridge-analytica-by-country/
Facebook. (2018). Number of Facebook user accounts that may have been compromised in the Cambridge Analytica scandal as of April 2018, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/831815/facebook-user-accounts-affected-cambridge-analytica-by-country/
Facebook. "Number of Facebook User Accounts That May Have Been Compromised in The Cambridge Analytica Scandal as of April 2018, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Apr 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/831815/facebook-user-accounts-affected-cambridge-analytica-by-country/
Facebook, Number of Facebook user accounts that may have been compromised in the Cambridge Analytica scandal as of April 2018, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/831815/facebook-user-accounts-affected-cambridge-analytica-by-country/ (last visited January 23, 2025)
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