About how many people worldwide use social media?
Answerabout 4.76 billion (59% of world)
More than half the world's population is now on some form of social media platform.
Source: Wikipedia - Social media (2023) en.wikipedia.org
Tech · Facts & sources
5 sourced facts about tech and social media platforms, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
Answerabout 4.76 billion (59% of world)
More than half the world's population is now on some form of social media platform.
Source: Wikipedia - Social media (2023) en.wikipedia.org
Answer2004
Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook from his Harvard dorm room in February 2004.
Source: Wikipedia - Facebook (2024) en.wikipedia.org
Answerabout 3.07 billion
Facebook remains one of the largest platforms ever built, with monthly users exceeding 3 billion.
Source: Wikipedia - Facebook en.wikipedia.org
Answer2008
The HTC Dream (T-Mobile G1) launched in 2008 as the first phone running Android.
Source: Wikipedia - Android (operating system) (2008) en.wikipedia.org
Answerabout 500 hours per minute
That's the equivalent of dozens of full days of footage uploaded every single minute.
Source: Wikipedia - YouTube (2019) en.wikipedia.org