1 billion people used Facebook on Monday. With 7.125 billion people on earth, that means almost 1 in 7 people logged into the social media site.
This is the total number of people who used the site on that one day, different from the Daily Active User figure the company posts with its financial earnings that reflects a 30-day average.
Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg took to Facebook on Thursday to announce the company’s achievement:
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