Facebook’s Birthday is tomorrow February 4. Facebook launched in 2004 by Mark Zukerberg, a student at Harvard University.

The app was initially used by Harvard students who wanted to create a social media presence with photos and posts. Its reliability and its widespread reach caused the app to soar. Soon after its initial success, other prestigious schools like Yale and Stanford were also allowed to join.

By June 2004, Facebook hosted around 25,0000 students from various schools. The success of Facebook prompted MasterCard to pay Facebook for exposure. It was the start of the age of social media advertisements.

By the end of 2006, Facebook had six million active monthly users and became open to anyone over 13 years old. In February 2012, Facebook went public and raised $16 billion.

Facebook is, to date, the most popular social media network with nearly three billion users.

It is the main reason most of our friends know about our birthday. It’s time we return the favor and celebrate the birthday of our favorite social network.

5 Facts About Facebook That Will Interest You
1. The third most popular site
    Facebook is the third most popular site globally, just behind Google and Youtube.

2. Facebook’s I.P.O. was higher than Google’s I.P.O.
    Google raised $1.9 billion when it went public, whereas Facebook raised $16 billion.

3. 71% of Americans use Facebook
    Only 23% of Americans use Twitter, whereas 71% use Facebook.

4. 250 Billion photos
    People upload 350 million photos to Facebook daily, which is equivalent to 250 billion photos.

5. India and Facebook
    India currently has around 260 million users, which is the highest number of active Facebook users 
    globally.

Source: nationaltoday.com