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  "id": "meta-family-daily-active-people-3-60-billion",
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  "url": "https://groundedkit.com/claims/meta-family-daily-active-people-3-60-billion/",
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  "claim": "Meta's apps had 3.60 billion daily active people on average in June 2026",
  "commonly_cited_as": "\"How many people use Meta apps every day?\" / \"3 billion+ people use Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp daily\"",
  "verdict": "verified",
  "verdict_definition": "Primary source found; it says the same thing, the scope matches, and it is reasonably current.",
  "confidence": "high",
  "rating": {
    "value": 5,
    "best": 5,
    "worst": 1
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  "origin": {
    "publisher": "Meta Platforms",
    "title": "Meta Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results (press release)",
    "year": "2026"
  },
  "quote": "Family daily active people (DAP) – DAP was 3.60 billion on average for June 2026, an increase of 3% year-over-year.",
  "method": "Company-reported metric: unique people using at least one of Facebook, Instagram, Messenger or WhatsApp; global, not audited as a user count.",
  "drift": [
    "Scope: global, all Meta apps combined — not Facebook alone and not U.S. users"
  ],
  "interest": "Self-reported by Meta, which sells ads on these apps.",
  "safe_rephrasing": "Meta reported an average of 3.60 billion daily active people across its apps (global, combined) in June 2026.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Meta Q2 2026 results (PR Newswire)",
      "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/meta-reports-second-quarter-2026-results-302838214.html",
      "primary": true
    }
  ],
  "kind": "reference_fact",
  "as_of": "Average for June 2026 (Q2 2026 results)",
  "last_checked": "2026-10-16",
  "stale": false,
  "date_reviewed": "2026-10-16",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
}