The #RLTM Scoreboard: Social Networking Stats for the Week
| Facebook: | 1.23 billion monthly active users | via Facebook | ||
| YouTube | over 1 billion monthly unique users | via YouTube | ||
| Twitter: | 241 million monthly active users | via re/code | ||
| 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 230 million registered accounts | via VK | ||
| LinkedIn: | 259 million active users | via LinkedIn | ||
| Google Plus: | 343 million monthly active users | via GlobalWebIndex | ||
| Tumblr: | 174 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: | 45 million users | via TechCrunch |
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| Pinterest: | 70 million users | via The Next Web | ||
| Reddit: | 112 million monthly unique visitors | via Reddit | ||
| WhatsApp: | 450 million users | via Facebook | ||
| SnapChat: | ???? | via TechCrunch |
Please email marissa@modernmedia.co if you have additional updates, or a social network that you feel should be on the list.
Foursquare Sees Major Revenue Growth in 2013 and Q1 2014
Foursquare is rapidly approaching its fifth birthday, and CEO Dennis Crowley is optimistic about the app’s future. He announced on CNBC that the platform’s revenues grew 600% in 2013 – pretty impressive. And growth continues: first quarter revenues in 2014 are on track to be up by 500% compared to Q1 of 2013 (TechCrunch).
A few more stats from the interview:
- Foursquare has more than 60 million venues in their database
- over 45 million users
- over 5 billion check-ins
- over 1.6 million businesses using the Merchant Platform
Crowley mentioned that Foursquare has turned down several offers to sell the company, and spoke about the platform’s new direction: “We know when you are in a restaurant you’ve never been in before or a city you’ve never been in before. How can Foursquare come to life when you are not thinking about it?”
Will this new focus help Foursquare stay relevant to its users?
Watch the CNBC interview here:
