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| Facebook has a billion users in a single day, says Mark Zuckerberg | Facebook has a billion users in a single day, says Mark Zuckerberg |
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| For the first time over a billion people used Facebook on a single day, according to company founder Mark Zuckerberg. | For the first time over a billion people used Facebook on a single day, according to company founder Mark Zuckerberg. |
| The "milestone" was reached on Monday, when "1 in 7 people on Earth used Facebook to connect with their friends and family", he said in a post. | The "milestone" was reached on Monday, when "1 in 7 people on Earth used Facebook to connect with their friends and family", he said in a post. |
| Facebook has nearly 1.5 billion users who log in at least once a month, but this was the most in a single day. | Facebook has nearly 1.5 billion users who log in at least once a month, but this was the most in a single day. |
| The company gained its billionth user in October 2012. | The company gained its billionth user in October 2012. |
| It was founded in 2004 by Mr Zuckerberg while he was a Harvard student. | It was founded in 2004 by Mr Zuckerberg while he was a Harvard student. |
| In his post on Thursday, he predicted that Facebook's reach would continue to grow. | In his post on Thursday, he predicted that Facebook's reach would continue to grow. |
| "This was the first time we reached this milestone, and it's just the beginning of connecting the whole world," Mr Zuckerberg wrote. | "This was the first time we reached this milestone, and it's just the beginning of connecting the whole world," Mr Zuckerberg wrote. |
| In July, Facebook claimed that over half of the world's online users visited the site at least once a month. | In July, Facebook claimed that over half of the world's online users visited the site at least once a month. |
| Analysis | Analysis |
| By Dave Lee, BBC North America technology reporter | By Dave Lee, BBC North America technology reporter |
| It was only back in October 2012 when Facebook first announced it had one billion users using the site at least once a month - and now, just under three years later, the site has managed to pull in that many in a single day. | It was only back in October 2012 when Facebook first announced it had one billion users using the site at least once a month - and now, just under three years later, the site has managed to pull in that many in a single day. |
| The question is how can it continue to grow? Surely it will plateau at some point, right? Yes - but we're a long way off that. | The question is how can it continue to grow? Surely it will plateau at some point, right? Yes - but we're a long way off that. |
| I've just come back from Facebook's headquarters in California to discuss some of the projects in the pipeline. On the wall, a map of the world highlighted countries with lots of Facebook users. | I've just come back from Facebook's headquarters in California to discuss some of the projects in the pipeline. On the wall, a map of the world highlighted countries with lots of Facebook users. |
| Sure, the US, Europe and India are almost at peak Facebook. But there are huge gaps - Africa, much of Asia, some of Latin America. That's where Facebook is focused on now. | Sure, the US, Europe and India are almost at peak Facebook. But there are huge gaps - Africa, much of Asia, some of Latin America. That's where Facebook is focused on now. |
| One billion in a day? No big deal |