Latest Social Media facts and figures
26 July 2010
Last week it was announced that there are now more than 500 million Facebook users! As Publishers and Marketers it is important to understand how people are using social networking sites so we can get the most out of them.
We recently came across two great infographics which visually demonstrated the rise and make up and growth of the two largest social networks – Twitter and Facebook. The first is by the team at Facebakers.com for Mashable showing what makes up Facebook’s 500 million users. The second is from blogherald ‘Twitter’s Meteoric Rise [infographic]’ which highlights some really interesting facts and figures about the growth and usage of Facebook and Twitter.
For example, did you know….?
- Social networks experienced an annual growth of 48% in 2010
- Of the 500 million active Facebook users, 100 million log on to Facebook at least once each day
- Los Angeles is the top tweeting city in the world with an average of 1244 tweets per minute
Facebook’s 500 Million Members
Twitter’s Meteoric Rise
