The #RLTM Scoreboard: Social Networking Stats for the Week
| Facebook: | 1 billion active users | via Facebook |
| Twitter: | over 500 million users | via Twopcharts |
| Qzone: | 599 million monthly active users | via TechCrunch |
| Sina Weibo: | over 400 million users | via Yahoo |
| Renren: | over 170 million users | via iResearch iUser Tracker |
| LinkedIn: | 187 million active users | via LinkedIn |
| Google Plus: | 135 million monthly active users | via Google |
| Tumblr: | 84 million blogs | via Tumblr |
| Instagram: | 100 million users | via TechCrunch |
| Tagged: | 20 million unique monthly users | via Tagged |
| Foursquare: | over 25 million users | via SmartBlog on Social Media |
| Pinterest: | over 25 million users | via AdWeek |
| Posterous: | 15 million monthly users | via Posterous |
| Reddit: | 46.4 million monthly unique visitors | via Reddit |
Please email marissa@modernmediapartners.com if you have additional updates, or a social network that you feel should be on the list.
Twitter & Politics: A 2012 Recap
On Tuesday, Twitter released a recap of the past year — 2012: Year on Twitter. It was a big year for Twitter and politics, particularly in the US. Here are some of the highlights:
The ‘Golden’ Tweet – Just before affirming his re-election in person, President Obama simply tweeted “Four More Years,” with a picture of him embracing Michelle Obama. The tweet garnered not only the most retweets in 2012, but the most retweets in history (over 817,000, as reported by the Washington Post.)
Political Events – produced a big response on Twitter, with the first debate seeing over 10 million tweets. Over 31+ million tweets were sent about the election on Election Day, peaking at 327,452 tweets per minute on election night as the results were coming in.
Hashtags – Twitter compiled the year’s top 10 political hashtags.
- #tcot (top conservatives on Twitter)
- #teaparty
- #gop
- #romney
- mitt romney
- #dnc2012
- charlotte
- #gop2012
- #rnc
- #obama2012
Were you busy tweeting or watching your Twitter feed during the conventions or election? Do you think Twitter played a significant role in US politics in 2012?
