The below is an excerpt of a post by Jeff Blaus entitled 50 Fascinating Facebook Facts and Figures and the content is just that – fascinating.  Among the data tidbits, Blaus shares the infographic seen here, in addition to the promised 50 facts.  Below is a sampling, but if you want to see the full list you can do so here.

50 Facebook Facts and Figures

  1. 1 in every 13 people on Earth is on Facebook
  2. 35+ demographic represents more than 30% of the entire user base
  3. 71.2 % of all USA internet users are on Facebook
  4. In 20 minutes 1,000,000 links are shared on Facebook
  5. In 20 minutes 1,484,000 event invites are posted
  6. In 20 minutes 1,323,000 photos are tagged
  7. In 20 minutes 1,851,000 status updates are entered
  8. In 20 minutes 1.972 million friend requests are accepted
  9. In 20 minutes 2,716,000 photos are uploaded
  10. In 20 minutes 2,716,000 messages are sent