Social networks are Internet platforms for communication, exchange of information and content, and other social interactions. They are used for work, leisure and entertainment, allow groups of people to coordinate with each other and have a wide range of functions. Unlike the more compact messenger format, a social network usually supports the ability to share and consume content. It is generally more public. Social networks are used by millions of people around the world, which makes them an excellent tool for online marketing.

 

Social media facts

 

Now it is hard to believe that someone does not know what it is, but until the early 2000s, this concept existed mainly in theory. It is difficult to say when the concept appeared: something similar was foreseen by the 19th-century. The first prototypes were electronic bulletin boards that supported the communication function, then Internet chats appeared. The beginning of the era of social networks is considered to be 2003-2004: it was during this period that such giants as Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace were launched in the USA.



 

1. One million links are shared on facebook every 20 minutes.

 

2. Every hour on facebook 4.5 million people receive an invitation to an event.

 

3. Every minute 100,000 people become friends on facebook.

 

4. Half of all users spend one to five hours a week on social media.

 

5. Every second, 8 people on the planet become part of any of the existing social networks.

 

6. The number of search queries on Google has exceeded one billion a day.

 

7. Facebook is the 3rd largest country in the world, after China and India, with a population of about 600 million people.

 

8. The chances that the average person under thirty years of age is in any social network - more than 50%.

 

 

9. On average, a user logs into his account 2 times a day.

 

10. Every social media user has an average of 195 friends.

 

11. The fastest growing segment of social media users are women aged 55-65.

 

12. The number of followers of Ashton Kutcher and Britney Spears is comparable in size to the population of Ireland, Norway or Panama.

 

13. There are about 200,000,000 blogs in the world.

 

14. 80% of people trust the opinions of their online friends more than their real-life peers.

 

15. More than 90% of people born in the new century have accounts in various social networks.

 

16. And here are the preferences of users from some countries of the world: Russia - Vkontakte, Odnoklassniki, Facebook USA - Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin Germany - Facebook, Twitter, Xing UK - Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin

 

Dangerous social networks:

 

17. Statistics show that thanks to social networks, the number of crimes against minors on sexual grounds has increased by 26 times.

 

18. Every year in the world, about 100 people pay with their lives for a message left on a social network.

 

19. In 2011, four out of five robbers in the UK used social media to prepare a robbery.

 

20. Studies have shown that the passion for social networks undermines the human immune system.

 

21. Social media has already overtaken pornography as the most popular online pastime. 22. Social media accounts for one in three divorces worldwide.

 

 

23. About 15% of users use social networks for surveillance. This is especially practiced by the special services.

 

24. Facebook at the end of November 2011 patented a tracking system for users outside the social network.

 

25. Being on social networks increases the risk of suicide, because. makes a person more detached from reality, minimizing contacts with others.

 

Social networks and family:

 

26. Slightly more than 10% of marriages in the United States occurred thanks to social networks.

 

27. Every fifth couple in the world gets to know each other on social networks.

 

28. Of all parents, 69% are friends with their children on social media.

 

29. Every fifth child spends a day out of seven days a week on the social network. More than half of the children are close to this indicator.

 

30. 80% of children have social media accounts.

 

31. 80% of parents said they know what their children are doing online. However, 31% of children are sure that their parents do not know anything about it.

 

 

32. 10 years old is the average age at which independent use of social networks begins.

 

33. Here's how much time (hours per week) children spend on social networks and groups: 7-14 hours - 23%, 14-12 hours - 57%, more than 21 hours - 20%

 

34. The number of betrayals increased by 3 times after dating in a social network. A wide choice and permissiveness causes a surge of desires.

 

Social networks and business:

 

35. Circulation of 24 of the world's 25 largest newspapers has fallen due to the fact that news began to reach people through other channels, in particular through social networks.

 

36. 25% of all search results for the world's top 20 brands lead to user-generated content on social media.

 

37. It turned out that most popular social services continue to store images deleted by users.

 

38. In less than a year, facebook has amassed over 200 million users, while it took 13 years for television to gather just 60 million people around it.

 

39. 4 out of 5 companies already use social media to find employees.

 

40. About a third of bloggers regularly publish their opinions about the largest brands and brands.