Facebook celebrates its 10th birthday
Social media giant Facebook, which started off in a Harvard University dorm room and now has 1.2bn monthly users, celebrates its 10th birthday today.
Social networking: Facts & stats as Facebook turns 10
1) Google+ is strong competition (source: Searchmetrics) It's expected to surpass Facebook by 2016, according to the analytics specialists.
2) There are more older users on Facebook (source: Pew Research Center) Since 2005, those aged 65+ have roughly tripled their social networking presence.
3) Facebook activity dominates (source: GlobalWebIndex) About 55% of Facebook's active users visit the site more than once a day, though Vine, SnapChat and WhatsApp are snapping at its heels
4) Picture sites are catching up (source: ShareThis) Photo site Pinterest was the fastest-growing platform for online content sharing in 2013
5) The 25-34 age group are the most social (source: GlobalWebIndex) The 25-34s form the largest share of users on nearly all on the top social platforms
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