Social Media Numbers from 2012

With more users than ever engaging in social media, an online presence is essential to any successful business. The various platforms offer a variety of ways for brands and businesses to connect with their target audiences. These statistics can be used to make the most of your time spent on social media. As you’ll see, if your target audience is primarily women, you’ll want to put more effort into Pinterest than Google+. Take a look at these 2012 social media numbers to determine which sites are most relevant and appealing to your business model.

Google+ Statistics
Because only 8 percent of Americans age 12 and older use Google+ profile pages, it is the least utilized of the larger social media sites among American users. Users spend an average of 12 minutes per day on the site with 60 percent of users logging in daily and 80 percent weekly. Google+ has a larger percentage of male users than other social media sites at 68 percent. In 2012, 625,000 new users were added every day. Businesses have been jumping on the Google+ bandwagon with 48 percent of Fortune Global 100 companies using it. The site’s “+1” button is used more than 5 billion times per day.

Facebook Statistics
Facebook boasts more than 850 million monthly active users with the average user having 130 friends. In 2012, 488 million people accessed the site through its mobile platform. Nearly one quarter of the site’s users check their account at least five times per day. More than half, 57 percent, of users are female. Photos are extremely important in effectively using this site; 174,000 photos are uploaded to Facebook every 60 seconds. Among those who use social media to connect with brands, 80 percent say they prefer using Facebook to do so.

Instagram Statistics
Instagram has risen in popularity quickly, boasting 432,000 more daily users than Twitter as of 2012. One new user joins every second. More than 5 million photos are uploaded to the platform every day, with 575 likes and 81 comments occurring every second. Instagram has more than 80 million users, 7.3 of them daily users as of August 2012. More than 40 percent of brands use it for marketing purposes.

Pinterest Statistics
Pinterest is a favorite social media platform among women; 80 percent of its users are women and 50 percent have children. American users spent an average of 77 minutes per day on the site in 2012. Eighty percent of all pins on the site are repins from other users. More than a quarter of the site’s users have an annual household income of $100,000, and 69 percent of consumers who visit the site have found a product that they want to buy. Most Pinterest users fall in the 25-34 age range. The number one category on the site is food.

Twitter Statistics
In 2012, more than 175 million tweets were sent every day. The average Twitter user has sent 307 tweets and has 51 followers. Fifty percent of the site’s users access the platform from a mobile device. Suggestions by friends significantly influence user activity with 69 percent of follows resulting from a recommendation by a friend. Statistics show that 56 percent of consumer tweets to brands or companies are ignored; this is a poor practice since the purpose of connecting with your customers socially is to engage with them.

If you want to make your social media presence more engaging and up your metrics across the board, contact Infintech Designs today. A team of experienced professionals is available to help make 2013 your best social media year yet.

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