Facebook Issues Site Stats
Facebook has more than 31 million active users, with an average of more than 100,000 registrations per day - and an average of 3% weekly growth - since January 2007, according to figures the social-networking site released this month (via Poynter Online’s E-Media Tidbits).
The number of active users has doubled since the site opened registration in Sept. 2006, according to the figures.
Some other data tidbits released by Facebook:
- More than half of Facebook users are not in college.
- The fastest-growing demographic is the 25+ age group.
- Facebook is the sixth-most trafficked site in the United States*.
- Users spend an average of 20 minutes on the site daily*.
- The site is the No. 1 photo-sharing application on the web*.
- Photo application draws more than twice as much traffic as the next three sites combined*.
- Canada, with more than 3 million active users, has the most users outside of the US.
- The UK has the third-largest user-base, with more than 2 million active users.
- Over 1,800 applications have been built on the Facebook Platform.
- More than 75% of Facebook users have used at least one Facebook application.
The full set of data released is available via Facebook (pdf).
*Source: comScore Media Metrix
IT IS MY OPINION THAT ALL OF THESE WEBSITES ARE JUST A BREEDING GROUND FOR POTENTIAL PROBLEMS AND ONE DAY SOMEONE WILL END UP GETTING HURT OR KILLED, IF NOT ALREADY. TEENS ARE PUTTING THEIR FACES ATTACHED TO INFORMATION OUT THERE AND NOT TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THAT THEY MAY BE PUTTING THEIR FAMILIES AT RISK FOR SICK INDIVIDUALS TO STALK OR PROFILE THEM, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO WORK WITH THE PUBLIC. IT IS DIFFICULT ENOUGH TO RAISE CHILDREN THESE DAYS WITH ALL THE DISTRACTIONS WITHOUT THESE IRRESPONSIBLE WEBSITES POPPING UP. IT IS SAD TO SEE TECHNOLOGY USED THIS WAY. I BLOCK AS MANY AS I CAN FROM HOME, BUT CAN’T BE EVERYWHERE MY CHILD IS WHICH IS UNFORTUNATE FOR THEM.