Social Media Statistics

Social media dominates the internet.  Check out this link with stats on all of the main social media sites:


http://blog.digitalinsights.in/social-media-facts-and-statistics-2013/0560387.html

Some interesting stats that stand out to me:

23% of Facebook's 1.5 billion users check Facebook more than 5 times a day.

4.2 people billion people use their mobile phones to check social media websites

40% of marketers use Google+, 70% desire to learn more and 67% plan to increase Google+ activities

More than 5 million photos are uploaded everyday on Instagram

These stats show the importance and relevance of social media and why it should be a focus for instruction and instructional designers.