Interesting Online & Social Media Statistics

Posted by Gino Cosme

February 20, 2009

There are over 82 million people in the US contrinuted to user generated content during 2008, and according to numbers released by eMarketer this number is expected to grow to nearly 115 million by 2013! via
Facebook has more than 175 million active users with the fastest growing demographic is those 30 years old and older. The average user has 120 friends on the site. source
According to Inside Facebook, US female Facebook users aged 55 and over grew by 175.3% since September 2008, making this demographic one of the fastest growing on Facebook. via
While social media is the most hyped online communication channel, Search has, is and will continue to be one of the most important functions for many Internet users. Failing to understand this and integrate it as part of an online strategy is a big fail. See the stats here.
A study by PEW reports that 11% of American Internet users share or read status updates via services such as Facebook and Twitter. via