The #RLTM Scoreboard: Social Networking Stats for the Week
| Facebook: | over 845 million users | via Facebook |
| Twitter: | over 500 million users | via Twopcharts |
| Google Plus: | over 90 million users | via Larry Page |
| LinkedIn: | 150 million members | via LinkedIn |
| Renren: | over 170 million users | via iResearch iUser Tracker |
| Qzone: | 500 million active users | via China Internet Watch |
| Sina Weibo: | over 250 million users | via Forbes |
| Groupon: | 115 million subscribers | via Reuters |
| Tumblr: | 49 million blogs | via Tumblr |
| Posterous: | 3.9 million members | via SF Gate |
| 11.7 million unique monthly users | via TechCrunch | |
| Foursquare: | 15 million users | via Mashable |
| 27 million users | via TechCrunch | |
| Tagged | 20 million active users | via The Wall Street Journal |
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Instagram Reaches 27 Million Registered Users
Instagram announced at SXSW that the iOS photo-sharing service has surpassed 27 million registered users, well above the estimate of 25 million users that had been floating around one week earlier.
Co-founder Kevin Systrom said that of all the users who have been active on Instagram in the last week, 67% of them had used the app the day before. According to Systrom, “It’s Facebook-level engagement that we’re seeing.” (TechCrunch)
Systrom also briefly showed off the company’s upcoming Android app, although he didn’t give a full demo. He told the audience that “In some ways, it’s better than our iOS app. It’s crazy.”
When asked what he believes Instagram’s business model will end up being, Systrom said: “I do believe that Instagram has put a stake in the ground and we’re growing more quickly than anyone. Is there something in there we could do to make it a multi-billion dollar business? I think we can figure out something along the way.”
