Social Networking Stats: Over 5% of Instagram Ad Impressions Led To ‘Likes’

The #RLTM Scoreboard: Social Networking Stats for the Week

Facebook: 1.15 billion monthly active users via Facebook
YouTube over 1 billion monthly unique users via YouTube
Twitter: over 218 million monthly active users via Twitter
Qzone: 599 million monthly active users via TechCrunch
Sina Weibo: over 500 million users via The Next Web
Renren: over 170 million users via iResearch iUser Tracker
VK: over 200 million registered users via VK
LinkedIn: 238 million active users via LinkedIn
Google Plus: 343 million monthly active users via GlobalWebIndex
Tumblr: 145 million blogs via Tumblr
Instagram: 150 million users via Instagram
Vine: 40 million registered users via Vine
Tagged: 20 million unique monthly users via Tagged
Foursquare: 40 million users via CNET
Pinterest: 70 million users via The Next Web
Reddit: 85 million monthly unique visitors via Reddit
WhatsApp: 200 million monthly active users via TechCrunch

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Ads on Instagram: 5% of Impressions Led to Likes

Early ads have performed well for Instagram, reports TechCrunch; CEO Kevin Systrom said “Over 5% of the impressions led to Likes on these ads that we’ve run. That’s pretty tremendous considering most of the ads we see on the internet we ignore.”

Instagram currently has 150 million users, and more than 55 million photos are shared on the service every day.

The first Instagram ad was by Michael Kors: