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those are search trends and not usage trends.


You are right, i thought for a moment I was in usagetrends.google.com


Why do you respond like that to valid criticism?


Google trends is a good proxy for usage. It's not the whole picture but a good start.

No need to point the obvious


I don't think it is. Here's the trend for Facebook: https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=today%205-y&q=...

Meanwhile, at least some sources claim their numbers are still slowly climbing: https://www.statista.com/statistics/264810/number-of-monthly...





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