Facebook Feed Algorithm

As of late 2019, average reach for Facebook posts was down by 2.2%, meaning that brands could reasonably expect their posts to be seen by about 5.5% of their Page’s followers. Big brands with massive follower counts can expect even lower averages. Since 2018, the algorithm has been evolving at a rapid clip, as Facebook strives to make the time people spend on it more valuable and meaningful.

Facebook uses an algorithm in order to organize that information for their members. Their algorithm is based on a patent and it is divided into a series of four steps.

  • Inventory
  • Signals
  • Predictions
  • Relevancy Scores

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2018

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/facebook-news-feed-algorithm/248515/

2020

https://blog.hootsuite.com/facebook-algorithm/