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Facebook by the Numbers

By: <cite>Fast Company</cite> StaffMay 1, 2007

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Active Users in Millions

(Registered users who have visited the site in a given month)



Zuckerberg's creation

… consists of 47,000 college, high school, employee, and regional networks.
… handles 600 million searches and more than 30 billion page views a month.
… is the sixth most-trafficked site in the United States, according to comScore Media Metrix.
… is the biggest photo-sharing site on the Web, with, according to comScore, more than 1 billion photos stored on the site and 6 million uploaded daily.
… is growing 3% week over week, measured by number of users.

The Maturing of Facebook

100,000 age 64+
310,000 age 45--63
380,000 age 35--44
3 million age 25--34

Unless otherwise noted, all data from Facebook, for the month of February 2007. Age breakdowns are of registered users as of March 15.

Facebook Employee Networks

  • CIA
  • CNN
  • Ernst & Young
  • IBM
  • IRS
  • Macy's
  • McDonald's
  • MySpace
  • Time Inc.
  • Toyota

Topics:

Technology, startups, Facebook Inc., comScore Inc., Toyota Motor Corporation, Facebook Employee Networks, Cable News Network LP LLLP

From Issue 115 | May 2007

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Recent Comments | 4 Total

October 21, 2009 at 10:55pm by Thea Wuytea

This is almost unreal. And all that created or dreamed up by a kid. Well done. Same with henckels knives. Henckels knives is really booming these days. Have you ever thought about the reason behind it? What makes the people attracted towards it? What are its various useful features? There are many reason which have made these henckels knives so popular.

October 25, 2009 at 2:56pm by Dotty D

Wow those are some numbers! That chart looks like its going for a parabolic blow off top. Enough to make you dotty.

October 25, 2009 at 2:57pm by Dotty D

Wow those are some numbers! That chart looks like its going for a parabolic blow off top. Enough to make you, well, dotty.

December 22, 2009 at 11:02pm by Goemesee Osame

This man is extraordinary. He inspires many young men worldwide about going to college and achieving their dreams. people may have different perception though. To me, it is about balancing study, creativity, and work.

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