Facebook Statistics 2011

 

 

 

 

 

People on Facebook

• More than 500 million active users
• 50% of our active users log on to Facebook in any given day
• Average user has 130 friends
• People spend over 700 billion minutes per month on Facebook

Activity on Facebook

• There are over 900 million objects that people interact with (pages, groups, events and community pages)
• Average user is connected to 80 community pages, groups and events
• Average user creates 90 pieces of content each month
• More than 30 billion pieces of content (web links, news stories, blog posts, notes, photo albums, etc.) shared each month.

Global Reach

• More than 70 translations available on the site
• About 70% of Facebook users are outside the United States
• Over 300,000 users helped translate the site through the translations application

Platform

• Entrepreneurs and developers from more than 190 countries build with Facebook Platform
• People on Facebook install 20 million applications every day
• Every month, more than 250 million people engage with Facebook on external websites
• Since social plugins launched in April 2010, an average of 10,000 new websites integrate with Facebook every day
• More than 2.5 million websites have integrated with Facebook, including over 80 of comScore's U.S. Top 100 websites and over half of comScore's Global Top 100 websites

Mobile

• There are more than 250 million active users currently accessing Facebook through their mobile devices.
• People that use Facebook on their mobile devices are twice as active on Facebook than non-mobile users.
• There are more than 200 mobile operators in 60 countries working to deploy and promote Facebook mobile products

Timeline

2010

• August

  Facebook launches Places

• July

  Facebook reaches over 500 million active users

• July

  Facebook launches beta of Questions

• February

  Facebook reaches over 400 million active users

2009

• December

  Facebook reaches over 350 million active users

• September

  Facebook reaches over 300 million active users

• August

  Facebook acquires FriendFeed

• July

  Facebook reaches over 250 million active users

• June

  Facebook launches Facebook Usernames

• May

  Digital Sky Technologies makes a $200 million investment for preferred stock at a $10 billion valuation

• April

  Facebook reaches over 200 million active users

• February

  Facebook reaches over 175 million active users
  Facebook joins OpenID board
  “Like” feature added

• January

  Facebook reaches over 150 million active users
  CNN Live/Facebook integration

2008

• December

  Facebook Connect becomes generally available

• August

  Facebook reaches over 100 million active users

• April

  Facebook launches Facebook Chat
  Facebook releases Translation application to 21 additional languages

• March

  Facebook updates privacy controls to include Friend List privacy
  Facebook launches in German

• February

  Facebook launches in Spanish and French

• January

  Facebook co-sponsors Presidential Debates with ABC News

2007

• November

  Facebook launches Facebook Ads

• October

  Facebook reaches over 50 million active users
  Facebook launches Facebook Platform for Mobile
  Facebook and Microsoft expand advertising deal to cover international markets; Microsoft takes a $240 million equity stake in Facebook

• July

  Facebook acquires startup Parakey

• May

  Facebook launches Marketplace application for classified listings
  Facebook hosts F8 event to launch Facebook Platform
  Facebook Platform launches with 65 developer partners and over 85 applications

• April

  Facebook reaches 20 million active users
  Facebook updates site design and adds network portals

• March

  Facebook reaches over 2 million active Canadian users and 1 million active UK users

• February

  Virtual gift shop launches as a feature

2006

• December

  Facebook reaches more than 12 million active users

• November

  Share feature added on Facebook, simultaneously launched on over 20 partner sites

• September

  News Feed and Mini-Feed are introduced with additional privacy controls
  Facebook expands registration so anyone can join

• August

  Facebook development platform launches
  Notes application is introduced
  Facebook and Microsoft form strategic relationship for banner ad syndication

• May

  Facebook expands to add work networks

• April

  Facebook raises $27.5 million from Greylock Partners, Meritech Capital Partners and others
  Facebook Mobile feature launches

2005

• December

  Facebook reaches more than 5.5 million active users

• October

  Photos is added as an application
  Facebook begins to add international school networks

• September

  Facebook expands to add high school networks

• August

  The company officially changes its name to Facebook from thefacebook.com

• May

  Facebook raises $12.7 million in venture capital from Accel Partners;
  Facebook grows to support more than 800 college networks

2004

• December

  Facebook reaches nearly 1 million active users

• September

  Groups application is added; the Wall is added as a Profile feature

• June

  Facebook moves its base of operations to Palo Alto, Calif.

• March

  Facebook expands from Harvard to Stanford, Columbia and Yale

• February

  Mark Zuckerberg and co-founders Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes and Eduardo Saverin launch Facebook from their Harvard dorm room

Executive Bios

 

Mark Zuckerberg

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Mark Zuckerberg is the CEO of Facebook, which he founded in 2004. Facebook is a social utility that helps people communicate more efficiently with their friends, families and coworkers. Mark is responsible for setting the overall direction and product strategy for the company. He leads the design of Facebook's service and development of its core technology and infrastructure. Mark attended Harvard University and studied computer science before moving the company to Palo Alto, California.

Christopher Cox

VP of Product

Christopher Cox is the Vice President of Product at Facebook, where he is responsible for organizing Facebook’s product strategy and overseeing the product management and design functions. Christopher joined Facebook in 2005 as a Software Engineer and was instrumental in implementing first versions of key Facebook features, including News Feed and Inbox. He then became Director of Human Resources where he drove the development of Facebook’s mission, values, and people strategy. Christopher holds a Bachelor’s degree in Symbolic Systems with a concentration in Artificial Intelligence from Stanford University.

David Ebersman

Chief Financial Officer

David Ebersman is the Chief Financial Officer of Facebook, where he leads the finance and facilities teams. Prior to joining Facebook in 2009, David worked at Genentech Inc., a leading biotechnology company, most recently as its Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President. David joined Genentech in 1994 and served in a number of roles at the company including Senior Vice President, Product Operations, Vice President, Product Development, and Director, Business Development. Prior to Genentech, David worked as a Research Analyst at Oppenheimer & Company Inc. He serves on the Board of Directors at Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, and was selected as a Fellow in the Henry Crown Fellowship Program. David holds a Bachelor’s in Economics and International Relations from Brown University.

David Fischer

VP of Advertising and Global Operations

David Fischer is the Vice President of Advertising and Global Operations at Facebook and oversees sales, advertiser marketing, and customer operations throughout the world. He joined Facebook after over seven years at Google, where he was Vice President of Global Online Sales and Operations and was responsible for Google’s online sales channel, which represents the majority of Google’s customers worldwide. In that role, he helped build Google's online advertising network into the largest in the world. Prior to that, David served as Deputy Chief of Staff at the United States Treasury Department during the Clinton Administration. Earlier, David was an Associate Editor at U.S. News & World Report, where he covered economics, business, and politics from Washington DC. David holds a Bachelor’s degree in Government from Cornell University and a MBA from Stanford University. He serves on the boards of the SEEP Network, a global non-profit dedicated to microfinance and enterprise development.

Lori Goler

VP of Human Resources and Recruiting

Lori Goler is the Vice President of Human Resources and Recruiting and is responsible for all aspects of Facebook’s people strategy including growing, developing and retaining the Facebook team. Lori joined Facebook following five years at eBay, where she led consumer marketing with responsibility for marketing strategy, brand management, advertising, and consumer promotions. While there, she also served as General Manager of the eBay Stores business. Lori was a founding member of the executive team at babystyle.com where she led operations and merchandising. In that role, she led the roll-out of babystyle.com which became a leading online retailer in the category. Lori started her career at The Walt Disney Company focused on strategy and business planning for consumer products businesses. Lori holds a Bachelor’s degree from Yale University, a MBA from Harvard Business School and a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government.

Jonathan Heiliger

VP of Technical Operations

Jonathan Heiliger is the Vice President of Technical Operations at Facebook, where he oversees global infrastructure and internal technology systems. Prior to Facebook, he was a technology advisor to several early-stage companies in connection with Index Ventures and Sequoia Capital. He formerly led the engineering team at Walmart.com, where he was responsible for infrastructure and building scalable systems. Jonathan also spent several years at Loudcloud (which became Opsware and was later acquired by HP) as the Chief Operating Officer. Earlier in his career, Jonathan was the CTO of Frontier GlobalCenter, and later founded Global Crossing's corporate venture capital group.

Chamath Palihapitiya

VP of Growth, Mobile and International

Chamath Palihapitiya is the Vice President of User Growth, Mobile and International at Facebook and, since 2008, has led a cross functional team responsible for driving the growth of Facebook's userbase through product, virality, marketing and internationalization efforts on both the web and mobile. Prior to his current role at Facebook, Chamath oversaw Facebook Platform from its launch in 2007 and led the team that built and initially scaled Facebook’s online advertising product. Chamath joined Facebook from The Mayfield Fund, a leading venture capital firm in Silicon Valley where he led consumer Internet, advertising and technology investments. Prior to Mayfield, Chamath spent five years with AOL in roles of increasing responsibility, culminating in his position as the Vice President and General Manager of AIM and ICQ. Chamath began his career as a derivatives trader before leaving finance to work for Internet music pioneers Winamp and Spinner.com. Chamath grew up in Canada and graduated first class honors in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo.

Dan Rose

VP of Partnerships and Platform Marketing

Dan Rose is VP of Partnerships and Platform Marketing at Facebook. Dan is responsible for Facebook’s worldwide business development and M&A activities, and he leads product marketing and partnerships for Facebook Platform and Credits. Dan joined Facebook in 2006 after seven years at Amazon.com where he held various positions in business development and general management, including his last role where he helped incubate and develop the Amazon Kindle. Dan earned a Bachelor’s degree at Harvard University and attended the University of Michigan Business School for one year before joining Amazon. Dan currently sits on the board of Borders Group, Inc.

Sheryl Sandberg

Chief Operating Officer

Sheryl Sandberg is Chief Operating Officer at Facebook. She oversees the company's business operations including sales, marketing, business development, human resources, public policy and communications. Prior to Facebook, Sheryl was Vice President of Global Online Sales and Operations at Google, where she built and managed the online sales channels for advertising and publishing and operations for consumer products worldwide. She was also instrumental in launching Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm. Before Google, Sheryl served as Chief of Staff for the United States Treasury Department under President Bill Clinton where she helped lead the Treasury’s work on forgiving debt in the developing world. Earlier, she was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company and an economist with the World Bank. Sheryl received a B.A. summa cum laude in Economics from Harvard University and was awarded the John H. Williams Prize for the top graduating student in economics. She received an MBA with highest distinction from the Harvard Business School. Sheryl serves on the boards of The Walt Disney Company, Starbucks, Women for Women International, the Center for Global Development and V-Day. Sheryl was recently named as one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business by Fortune.

Elliot Schrage

VP of Global Communications, Marketing and Public Policy

Elliot Schrage is the Vice President of Global Communications, Marketing and Public Policy, where he is responsible for developing and coordinating key messages about products, corporate business and partnerships. He also oversees the company’s public policy strategy worldwide. Elliot joined Facebook from Google, where he was the Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs. He helped broaden and coordinate the company’s messaging from a focus on product PR to include all aspects of corporate, financial, policy, philanthropic and internal communications. Prior to Google, Elliot was the Bernard L. Schwarz Senior Fellow in business and foreign policy at the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations. Earlier in his career, Elliot served as the Senior Vice President of Global Affairs for Gap Inc. and an adjunct professor at Columbia University and Columbia Law School. He has been a contributor to the Harvard Business Review and the Financial Times. Elliot holds a Bachelor’s degree from Harvard University, a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government and a JD from Harvard Law School.

Mike Schroepfer

VP of Engineering

Mike Schroepfer is the Vice President of Engineering at Facebook. Mike leads the company's engineers who write the code used by hundreds of millions of people each day. Before Facebook, Mike was the Vice President of Engineering at Mozilla Corporation, where he led the global and open product development process behind Firefox. Mike was formerly a distinguished engineer at Sun Microsystems which acquired his company, CenterRun. He began his career working at various start-ups including a digital effects software startup, where software that Mike built was used in several major motion pictures. Mike holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in computer science from Stanford University and has filed two U.S. patents.

Bret Taylor

Chief Technology Officer

Bret Taylor is the Chief Technology Officer of Facebook where he oversees the long-term technical direction of foundational products such as News Feed, Search and Facebook Platform. Previously, he was the co-founder and CEO of FriendFeed, which was acquired by Facebook in August 2009. Before starting FriendFeed, Bret worked at Google, where co-created Google Maps, the Google Maps API, and started Google's developer product group. Bret holds a Bachelor’s degree and a Master's degree in Computer Science from Stanford University.

Ted Ullyot

VP and General Counsel

Ted Ullyot is Vice President and General Counsel at Facebook, where he leads the company’s legal team. Ted was formerly a litigation partner in the Washington, DC office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Before his time with Kirkland, Ted was EVP and General Counsel of ESL Investments, Inc., a private investment firm. Earlier, he was SVP and General Counsel of AOL Time Warner Europe. Ted has also held a number of appointed positions in the Federal government, including serving in the White House as a Deputy Assistant to President George W. Bush, and at the Justice Department as Chief of Staff. He began his career as a law clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Ted holds a Bachelor’s degree from Harvard College and a JD from the University of Chicago Law School.