Statistics of Social media sites

To discuss the impact that social media has had since it emerged, it´s important to talk about some social media statistics that allows you to have a much clearer idea of the results.

TV can be seen online, the newspapers can be read online, the radio can be heard online, purchases can be made online, business, payments and virtual offices are a few of the things that can be done on Internet.

The following social media statistics are supported by research and are published on the Internet as a response to the behavior of the most positioned sites with the largest number of users and traffic.

• It is estimated that for this year (2010), the social media sites will become the most visited on the Internet, even over porn sites.
• One in eight couples united in marriage, in US, will be known across social media sites.
• In less of nine months, the Social Network  Facebook, reached 100 millions of users.
• The Social Network Qzone has more than 300 millions of users.
• In the year 2009, a study revealed that there are more students in US that have received online education than students that received traditional school classes. Institutions use virtual platforms and social media to open communications channels.
• 80% of companies worldwide are using social media tools such as social networks to find employees or sales forces.
• The idea that only young people are using social media sites is a myth. The numbers reveal that the bigger growth of some social networks is caused thanks to women between 55 and 65 years of age.
• 80% of Twitter users follow the news synchronously from their BlackBerry, Ipad, Iphone or any other technological device that allows them access to social media sites.
• Messages via e-mail are part of a traditional old method. Social media is now the force to share information and to interact with others.
• Youtube is one of the biggest search sites in the world, has more than 100 million videos.
• Wikipedia has more than 13 millions of articles and is considered a more complete and exact encyclopedia than the British Encyclopedia.
• More than 200 millions blogs have been published in social media. Each of these blogs receives at least one daily visit; the published comments in the blogs, are mostly opinions about brands and products.
• 78% of the people trust more a recommended web site or product by one of their contacts than the advertising itself. Social media users tend to share with others what they find attractive and what is interesting and generates results for them.
• 70% of population between 18 and 34 years old watches TV online across social media sites.

The above social media statistic show the growth of this phenomenon and the importance in people lives and businesses.