Friday, September 11, 2009

Interesting facts about Facebook

  • According to Chris Hughes spokesperson for Facebook, users spend an average of 19 minutes per day on Facebook
  • It is estimated that 85% of all students have a Facebook profile (US)
  • A 2006 study listed Facebook as the second most "hip" or "in" thing among undergraduate students tied with beer and sex. Facebook was second only to the iPod.
  • It is estimated that Facebook's value is around $8 billion
  • The largest network on the site is Toronto, Ontario with over 600,000 users alone.
  • Facebook is the most viral software distribution platform ever.
  • The domain facebook.com was originally purchased for a reported $ 200,000.
  • Facebook has experienced no known major security breaches, despite opening the platform to anyone in the world.
  • According to comScore, from May 2006 to May 2007, Facebook users in the 12-17 age frame increased by 149%, users in the 25-34 age frame increased by 181%.
  • There are 98,979,539 installs across 3,343 apps on Facebook.

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