Social Media statistics prove the importance of companies using it
I was listening to a video recording about social media and it brought to light of why it is so important that companies (including local business owners) take advantage of it. However, the Facebook numbers alone were so mind boggling that I decided to share them. Not knowing when they were published, I decided to go to Facebook itself and see what the latest posted numbers are. What I found was that the growth is continuing to be amazing – that the numbers I had been given on the video are way too conservative.
Video Facebook Statistics
- The video said there were well over 400 million active users on Facebook.
- The next statistic on the video was over 200 million of those users log on daily.
- The average user spends more than 55 minutes per day on Facebook and has about 130 friends.
- More than 5 billion pieces of content are shared every week. That includes such things as photos, links, videos, statuses and updates.
- There are more than 3 million active pages and over half of those are local businesses. That number is increasing all the time and will continue to do so. More than 20 million people become fans of pages every single day.
Facebook statistics now according to the latest figures on the site
- there are now 500 million active users.
- About half of the active users log on daily which would bring that number up to approximate 250 million.
- All-in-all, people spend over 700 billion minutes on the site each month.
- There are 900 million different objects that people interact with
- More than 30 billion pieces of content are shared each month. That would average a little over 7 billion per week which means it has more than doubled.
- Unfortunately, there was no update on the number of pages or the number of people becoming fans or "like" the page.
A few more statistics
- Over 70% of Facebook users come from outside the USA.
- More than 70 translations are available on the site
- There are more than 200 million active users accessing Facebook from their mobile devices
- People that use Facebook on their mobile devices are twice as active on the site than those who don’t.
And to think some people consider using Facebook as a fad.
If you aren’t using social media sites such as Facebook for your business, then think of all the potential customers you might be loosing. Isn’t it time you jumped on the the bandwagon?
We can help turn that around for you. Please contact us by filling out the form on the side or calling us at 800-517-7132 to find out how.
