10 WOW Social Media Statistics

Relevant Social Media Statistics for 2011

1. Over 50% of the world’s population is under 30-years-old
2. In 10 years over 40% of the Fortune 500 will no longer be here
3. Social Media has overtaken porn as the #1 activity on the Web
4. Facebook tops Google for weekly traffic in the U.S.
5. 1 in 5 couples meet online; 3 in 5 gay couples meet online
6. 1 in 5 divorces are blamed on Facebook
7. What happens in Vegas stays on YouTube, Flickr, Twitter, Facebook…
8. 2009 US Department of Education study revealed that on average, online students outperformed those receiving face-to-face instruction
9. If Facebook were a country it would be the world’s 3rd largest and 2x the size of the U.S. population
10. 80% of companies use social media for recruitment; 95% of these use LinkedIn

Sources of Social Media Statistics:

1. Source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/265759/world-population-by-age-and-region/

2. Babson Olin School of Business Advertisement, Fast Company April 2011, page 121. 40% of companies at top of fortune 500 rankings were no longer there in 2010
3. Source: Huffington Post https://www.huffpost.com/entry/study-social-networking-s_n_127122
4. Source: https://money.cnn.com/2010/03/16/technology/facebook_most_visited/
5. Source: https://news.stanford.edu/2019/08/21/online-dating-popular-way-u-s-couples-meet/
Source: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/02/12/lgbt-online-dating-study/
6. Source: https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/networking/facebook-blamed-for-1-in-5-divorces-in-the-us/
7. Opinion, not a statistic
8. Source: U.S. Department of Education Study
9. Facebook and world population data
10. Source: https://www.postbeyond.com/blog/social-recruiting/#:~:text=80%25%20of%20employers%20say%20social,social%20media%20for%20recruiting%20(SHRM)