Facebook Now Up to One Billion Active Users Per Month

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Facebook Now Up to One Billion Active Users Per Month

Facebook is a Populer social networking site that many people couldn’t even fathom living without these days; almost everyone you know has a Facebook, or will be joining Facebook due to the marketing and peer pressures that pop up across TV commercials, the Internet, and from friends. Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has announced today that the site now has over one billion active monthly users:

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Originally Posted by Mark Zuckerberg This morning, there are more than one billion people using Facebook actively each month.

If you're reading this: thank you for giving me and my little team the honor of serving you.

Helping a billion people connect is amazing, humbling and by far the thing I am most proud of in my life.

I am committed to working every day to make Facebook better for you, and hopefully together one day we will be able to connect the rest of the world too.

According to Facebook, these numbers come from statistics taken on September 14th of this year. Facebook also released a Microsoft Word fact steet that includes other interesting kinds of varying information (some details outlined below):

Since February 2009

• Facebook User's have clicked the like button 1.13 trillion times
• 140.3 billion connections have been made on Facebook
• 219 billion photographs have been uploaded to Facebook
• 17 billion posts that tag a user's location have been shared (check-ins)
• 62.6 million songs have been played 22 billion times

Characteristics of Users After Facebook Hit 1 Billion Users

• The median age of Facebook users is 22 years old
• The top five Facebook-using countries in alphabetical order are:
  • Brazil
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Mexico
  • United States
• 600 Million Facebook users are using the mobile version of the site

The fact sheet goes on to explain more numbers from older periods in time. It’s interesting to see these numbers because it’s hard for people to admit that they may be addicted to Facebook. It’s also very surprising to see exactly how much interactivity we have with other people over the Web site, rather than face-to-face. In situations where face-to-face may not be possible, Facebook has helped us connect with people hundreds and even thousands of miles away form us.

With even iOS 6 and OS X Mountain Lion offering Facebook integration, it is likely that Facebook will see even more new users as they upgrade to the new operating systems and explore the new social networking features. As of these milestones, Facebook’s usage will only continue to grow. It should be interesting to see how the numbers multiply in another couple of years.

Sources: Facebook Newsroom