1. By summer of 2010, facebook officially passed 500 MILLION users. (That is about the entire population of the European Union)2. “Facebook Addiction Disorder” has officially been deemed a mental health disorder by psychologists.
3. 77% of workers who have a facebook account, admit to using it at work.
4. Facebook is the most trafficked website in the world. Even more than GOOGLE.
5. The Average facebook user has 130 facebook friends.
6. There are about 30 million new photo uploads each day.
7. The Average facebook user spends 55 minutes a day on the site.
8. Facebook has an about 10,000 servers to support the infrastructure.
9. More than 30 billion pieces of content are shared on facebook every month.
10. More than 66% of facebook users have a college education. Perfect for businesses to advertise to.
11. More than 150 Million users access facebook through their mobile devices.
12. Facebook has a partnership with AMAZON to provide users with Purchase Recommendations.
13. It is estimated that facebook has doubled it's profits every year since it was founded, currently valued upwards of 20 BILLION.
14. Advertising on facebook has tripled in the last year.
15. On average, facebook consumes 4.5% of corporate bandwidth. Accounting for 7% of all outward business traffic.
16. The average user is a fan of 4 Pages.
17. People who access facebook via mobile devices are twice as active as computer users.18. Facebook has become the business networking forum.
19. 60% of the world's top retailers have an active presence on facebook.
20. 81% of business executives state that facebook marketing boosts sales and customer relationships.
21. Over 1.5 million local businesses have active facebook Pages.
22. 63% of marketing agencies have implemented Social Media programs.
23. Almost ½ of all facebook members admit that they use it for businesses purposes.
24. Facebook provides Page owners with key demographic research of their fans.
25. 31% of consumers state that they look up retailers on their facebook page, almost doubling since last year.
