Facebook added about 50 million users worldwide during the April-June quarter. Facebook now has more than 950 million people using the service in a given month, 29 per cent more than a year ago.
The company said 543 million of them accessed the service through a mobile device, a 67 per cent increase.
Facebook also said it had a daily average of 552 million users in June, a 32 per cent increase from a year ago.
The latest numbers came Thursday as Facebook reported its quarterly earnings for the first time as a public company.
Here is a look at how the number of active users at Facebook has grown:
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1 million – End of 2004.
5.5 million – End of 2005.
12 million – End of 2006.
20 million – April 2007.
50 million – October 2007.
100 million – August 2008.
150 million – January 2009.
175 million – February 2009.
200 million – April 2009.
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250 million – July 2009.
300 million – September 2009.
350 million – End of 2009.
400 million – February 2010.
500 million – July 2010.
608 million – End of 2010.
750 million – July 2011.
800 million – September 2011.
845 million – End of 2011.
901 million – March 2012.
955 million – June 2012.
Source: Facebook Inc.
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