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Number of active users at Facebook over the years

Facebook added about 50 million users worldwide during the April-June quarter. Facebook now has ...

Fptechno|Jul 27, 2012, 14:23:30 IST

Facebook added about 50 million users worldwide during the April-June quarter. Facebook now has more than 950 million people using the service in a given month, 29 percent more than a year ago.

The company said 543 million of them accessed the service through a mobile device, a 67 percent increase.

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More than 950 million peole using the service in a given month

Facebook also said it had a daily average of 552 million users in June, a 32 percent increase from a year ago.

The latest numbers came Thursday as Facebook reported its quarterly earnings for the first time as a public company.

Here is a look at how the number of active users at Facebook has grown:

1 million - End of 2004.
5.5 million - End of 2005.
12 million - End of 2006.
20 million - April 2007.
50 million - October 2007.
100 million - August 2008.
150 million - January 2009.
175 million - February 2009.
200 million - April 2009.
250 million - July 2009.
300 million - September 2009.
350 million - End of 2009.
400 million - February 2010.
500 million - July 2010.
608 million - End of 2010.
750 million - July 2011.
800 million - September 2011.
845 million - End of 2011.
901 million - March 2012.
955 million - June 2012.

Source: Facebook Inc.

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