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Top Social Media Stats of 2012

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What social media stats got the most attention in the last year? According to our traffic-counting elves, here are the top social media statistics we published in the last year: Twitter Hits 500 Million Registered Users (Feb 24): Approximately 12.3 UPDATE: By Nov 2012, Tumblr reached 20 billion pageviews per month.

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2012 in Recap: The Year of Visual Social Media

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But 2012 was also characterised by being the year when visual content came into focus, as Sara predicted. In 2012, the photo sharing platform Instagram became immensely popular, which proved that users are increasingly visually focused. Facebook Timeline. Facebook & Instagram: success and turbulences.

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Teens Prefer Tumblr Over Facebook

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Tumblr is more popular than Facebook among young social media users, according to a recent survey by Posterous co-founder Garry Tan. Here’s the breakdown per platform: Tumblr dominated, used regularly by 61% of teens and 57% of young adults surveyed. Facebook drew in 55% of teens and 52% of young adults.

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Social Networking Stats: Twitter & Politics In 2012, #RLTM Scoreboard

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Tumblr: 84 million blogs. via Tumblr. via SmartBlog on Social Media. Please email marissa@modernmediapartners.com if you have additional updates, or a social network that you feel should be on the list. Twitter & Politics: A 2012 Recap. LinkedIn: 187 million active users. via LinkedIn. via Google.

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Social Networking Stats: Tumblr Serves 20 Billion Page Views Per Month, #RLTM Scoreboard

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Tumblr: 80 million blogs. via Tumblr. via SmartBlog on Social Media. Please email marissa@modernmediapartners.com if you have additional updates, or a social network that you feel should be on the list. Tumblr Serves 20 Billion Page Views Per Month. LinkedIn: 187 million active users. via LinkedIn.

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The State of Social Media In The UK

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Tweet Beginning of 2012 has brought in a lot of predictions and opportunities. Another chance to look at the social media universe, analyse the trends and make the strategies. 25-34 year olds are now the largest age group on Facebook as we enter 2012, with users under 17 years making up just 5% of the user base.

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Realtime Olympics: 60% of London 2012 Visits Came Via Mobile; Facebook Was 2nd Highest Traffic Source

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A new compilation of stats from the 2012 Olympic Games reveals that 60% of visits to the official London 2012 Games website and apps came from mobile devices. The London 2012 stats – showing engagement across 77 digital products - were compiled by Alex Balfour, the head of new media for London 2012.

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