The power of
Social Media
3.65
BILLION
This is almost the
same figure as
the total world
population growth
during the 20th
century alone
mobile
users have
access to the
internet via
smartphones
and tablets
Nearly
2.1 BILLION
people have
social media
accounts
The same amount on average
that a person’s heart beats
throughout their lifetime
There are nearly
1.4 billion
Facebook users
The same amount of people across the world have no access to electricity
47%
of all internet users
are on Facebook
The same percentage of the
world’s population living in cities
Twitter has
284 million
active users at
last count
The same amount of turkeys sold in the
US for the Thanksgiving celebrations.
4.5 BILLION
likes are generated daily
The same number of years it
took for the moon to evolve
500 MILLION
tweets are sent
out per day
This is the same number of people that have
some level of dependence upon our coral reefs
Direct uploads of user videos to
Facebook now exceed YouTube
46%
of online users are
counting on social
media before making
a purchase decision
The same percentage of UK
households that are pet owners
71%
of users of social media
websites say that they are
more likely to purchase
products from a brand they
follow online on different
social media websites
The same percentage of the world’s
surface that is covered in water
15%
of customers use social media websites to
search for local businesses. This is a big
advantage to local and small businesses
Its also the percentage of people that are left handed
63%
of users prefer businesses
with information that can
be easily accessed on their
social media websites
The same percent of the population of Amsterdam
that use their bicycles on a daily basis
To date, in 2015, the
advertising revenue
of social networks
worldwide amounts to
REVENUE
2016
2015
£16.56 billion
and is projected to grow to
£27 billion in 2017
£27 billion is on average the
total GDP for Malta, Macedonia
and Moldova combined
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2017