FACEBOOK USERS

Facebook is now used by 30 million people in the UK, approximately half the population of UK

Joanna Shields, vice president of Facebook Europe, made the announcement on media conference in London.

SAID THAT:the company was "really excited" about now having 30 million active users.
In Globally, Facebook has more than 500 million registered users,  it hits last summer,

the founder of facebook Mark Zuckerberg while he was still studying at Harvard University launched in February 2004.

Last year, Zuckerberg, Facebook’s founder and chief executive, said it was “almost a guarantee” that the site would hit one billion users, and they proved it.

Faceboook has more than 500 million active users around the world, meaning those users who have logged in during the past 30 days. 

Shields also pointed out the success that companies who integrate Facebook functionality, such as "Share" and "Like" buttons, have enjoyed.

It's not just Brits that are mad for social networking. Facebook is popular in other European countries, too. France boasts 20 million users and Italy 16 million. 

Half of the website's users log in on any given day, with a total of more than 700 billion minutes spent a month on the site - the equivalent of 1.3 million years. The average user has 130 friends and will create 90 items of content every month.

ACCORDING TO NEW RESEARCH:

"1/3 of women aged 18 to 34 check Facebook when they first wake up,before even going to the toilet,!!"