Facebook sees sharp rise in usage due to CORONAvirus
Facebook has seen a sharp rise in usage worldwide in recent days; This is the result of the emerging Coronavirus epidemic, the company explained in an article, but most of the use is between private messages and video calls, services that the company does not invest in.
Facebook says it is struggling to maintain the stability of online communication tools, and the article shows that most messages via Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram have increased by more than 50 percent in the most affected regions of the world, such as Italy.
As the company explained, group video calls via Messenger increased by 70 percent, WhatsApp video calls in the same areas more than doubled, and Facebook is working hard to keep its systems running amid unprecedented demand, as increased traffic has put increasing pressure on its network.
"The growth of usage due to the new CORONAvirus is unprecedented, and we are seeing new usage records almost every day, and maintaining stability during these increases in usage is more difficult than usual as most of our employees work from home," Facebook said.
The surge in usage does not translate into profits, as Facebook does not benefit from messaging services as well as Facebook or Instagram news feeds, and spending on digital advertising is declining in all areas in the currently closed countries to prevent the spread of the new Corona virus, so, The company is negatively affected like many other companies.
The blog shows that a lot of increased traffic is occurring on its messaging services, and that the company has noticed more people using news feed products and stories to get updates from their families and friends.
"Our business is negatively affected like many other companies around the world, we are not investing in many services that are experiencing increased interaction, and we have seen a weakening in advertising in countries that are taking drastic measures to curb the spread of the virus," the company said.
"We're trying to keep our apps fast, stable and reliable in these circumstances," Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in an interview with The New York Times, noting that part of the company's conflicts happen because it retains a large majority of its workforce. 45,000 people at home.
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