Facebook reached a big milestone on Thursday when 1 billion users logged on to the social media site in a single day, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on his FB page.
“When we talk about our financials, we use average numbers, but this is different,” wrote Zuckerberg. “This was the first time we reached this milestone, and it’s just the beginning of connecting the whole world.”
1 Billion users that means one in seven people living on Earth used the site to update their status, post pictures or simply to just connect with family and friends.
Since it was established in 2004, Facebook has exploded in popularity.
The site had an average of 968 million daily active users as of June and 1.49 billion monthly active users, according to the company website.
“Thank you for being part of our community and for everything you’ve done to help us reach this milestone,” wrote Zuckerberg. “I’m looking forward to seeing what we accomplish together.”
