FastForward Income: Social Media Facts and Figures 2012

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Social Media Facts and Figures 2012

The growth story of social media is phenomenal ... scroll down to see the latest facts, figures and statistics offered in infographic format:

Facebook – launched in February 2004, currently reaching about 850-million monthly active users and generating about 2.7 “likes” every day

Twitter – established in July 2006, now has over 465-million active accounts with about 1-million accounts being added daily

LinkedIn – launched in May 2003, now has over 150-million members and is gaining about 2 new members every second

YouTube – created in February 2005, now has about 2-billion views per day with 830,000 videos uploaded on a daily basis

Google+ – launched in June 2011, it is gaining about 625,000 users a day and is projected to hit 400-million users by the end of the year

Pinterest – established in December 2009, currently reaching about 12-million unique monthly visitors (the fastest site in history to pass the 10-million unique visitor milestone)

Instagram – founded in March 2010, now reaching 30-million users

Here is an overview of 7 social media networks that are top-of-mind with marketers all over the world. It is a snapshot of the rapidly changing social media landscape featuring Facebook (on the cusp of an IPO that could raise $10-billion), Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google+, Pinterest and Instagram (just purchased by Facebook for $1-billion).

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