Facebook Workplace Tool Grows to 7 Million Subscribers as Jobs Go Remote in Pandemic

Facebook said it has notched up some big users like Starbucks coffee chain and the World Health Organization.

By Agence France-Presse | Updated: 5 May 2021 10:59 IST

Facebook Workplace Tool Grows to 7 Million Subscribers as Jobs Go Remote in Pandemic

Photo Credit: Facebook

Companies can use Facebook Workplace as an internal social network to communicate with employees

Highlights

From about a year ago number of paid subscribers has grown by 40 percent
Companies shifted to having employees tend to jobs online when possible
Facebook Workplace still trails behind top rivals like Teams

Facebook's Workplace business software has grown by about 40 percent in a year to reach seven million paying subscribers as the pandemic accelerated a remote work trend, the company said Tuesday.

The service, which companies can use as an internal social network to communicate with employees, still trails behind top rivals like Teams which Microsoft says now has some 145 million daily active users.

Facebook said it has notched up some big users like Starbucks coffee chain and the World Health Organization.

New Facebook COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker Can Help You Find a Nearby Centre

"We built Workplace as an internal version of Facebook to run our own company, and it was so useful we started letting other organisations use it too," Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg said in a post.

From about a year ago the number of paid subscribers has grown by 40 percent, he added.

As the pandemic closed offices due to health risks, companies shifted to having employees tend to jobs online when possible.

Facebook Marketplace Monthly Active Users Now at 1 Billion: Mark Zuckerberg

Use of video and collaboration platforms hosted by companies including Zoom, Slack, Microsoft, and Google rocketed.

As some firms plot returns to office life, it is likely that "hybrid" work models that mix remote and on-site work will become a norm at businesses.

Is Mi 11X the best phone under Rs. 35,000? We discussed this on Orbital, the Gadgets 360 podcast. Later (starting at 23:50), we jump over to the Marvel series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Orbital is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and wherever you get your podcasts.

(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

Affiliate links may be automatically generated - see our ethics statement for details.

Comments

For the latest tech news and reviews, follow Gadgets 360 on X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads and Google News. For the latest videos on gadgets and tech, subscribe to our YouTube channel. If you want to know everything about top influencers, follow our in-house Who'sThat360 on Instagram and YouTube.