25 Interesting Facts about Facebook

1. 1 in every 13 people on Earth is on Facebook.
2. 85%+ of all college students use FACEBOOK and 70% of them log in EVERYDAY.
3. People spend over 700 billion minutes per month on Facebook
4. Psychologists have introduced a diagnosis FAD (Facebook Addiction Disorder) as a new kind of addiction
5. More than 60 % of men and women have used Facebook to stalk their ex.
6. In 1 hour 3,000,000 links are shared on Facebook.
7. In 1 hour 4,452,000 event invites are posted.
8. In 1 hour 3,969,000 photos are tagged.
9. In 1 hour 5,553,000 status updates are entered.
10. In 1 hour 6 million friend requests are accepted.
11. In 1 hour 8,148,000 photos are uploaded.
12. In 1 hour 8,148,000 messages are sent.
13. In 1 hour 31 million comments are posted.
14. In 1 hour 4,761,000 wall posts are written.
15. No doubt, Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg is going to reap billions from this IPO. But his salary is set to drop. Currently, he makes a base salary of $500,000 per year. But at his request his annual salary will be set to $1 as of January 1, 2013.
16. Facebook links about sex are shared 90% more than average.
17. Facebook was almost shut down by a lawsuit by ConnectU who claimed that Zuckerburg stole the idea and Technology for Facebook (the issue was settled out of court).
18. According to a research, people in Facebook relationships are happier than single people.
19. Over 25% of users have already been dumped via Facebook.
20. Facebook causes 1 in 5 Divorces.
21. 36% of users check Facebook, Twitter or texts after sex.
22. People that use Facebook on their mobile devices are twice as active on Facebook than non-mobile users.
23. In 2008, a 23-year-old woman named Lauren Michaels created a group titled “I Need Sex” on Facebook. Within 10 minutes, she had 35 members and soon attracted 100—50 of whom she eventually slept with. Facebook has since removed her page.
24. A 39-year-old Pennsylvania father was arrested for openly asking his 13-year-old daughter for sex over Facebook.
25. The first person to invest in Facebook was the cofounder of PayPal, Peter Thiel, who invested $500,000 in June 2004.