Facebook has 610,736,920 MEMBER PROFILES. That’s one for every ELEVEN people on the planet.
- Facebook has 610,736,920 MEMBER PROFILES. That’s one for every ELEVEN people on the planet.
- Based on page views and users, Facebook is the NO. 2 site in the U.S., behind Google and ahead of YouTube and Yahoo.
- EVERY 60 SECONDS ON FACEBOOK, USERS send 230,000 messages, update95,000 statuses, write 80,000 wall posts, tag 65,000 photos, share 50,000 links—and affirm or disparage them all with half a million comments.
- 65% of surveyed teens admit to being “FRIENDS” with their PARENTS though 16%said it was a precondition for joining the site. More than 38% of teens have ignored a friend request from Mom or Dad.
- Each month, the average user creates 90 pieces of content and spends 6 hours, 2 minutes ,and 59 seconds on the site.
- Zynga, Facebook’s biggest app developer, has 19 games that attract 275 MILLION users a month, sabotaging about a kajillion hours of productivity. (Damn you, CityVille!)
- Analysts estimate that Facebook pulled in $1.86 BILLION in advertising in 2010. That’s expected to grow 118% this year, to $4 billion.
- Facebook takes a 30% cut of all revenue generated through its virtual currency, Facebook Credits. Virtual goods for sale on the site make up an estimated $835 MILLIONmarket.
- AMERICANS make up 24% of users, followed by Indonesians (6%), Brits (5%), and Turks (4%).
- Brands with the MOST fans on Facebook: Coca-Cola (21.6 million),Starbucks (19 million), Oreo (16.2 million), Disney (15.6 million), and Red Bull (14.7 million).
Source: Fast Company: BY: LEAH FABEL April 01, 2011
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