How Facebook Users Clicked During The Average 20 Minute Period In 2010

The latest statistics on Facebook activity really testifies to the social network's technological prowess.

Every 20 minutes this year, Facebook users have posted more than 10.2 million comments and sent more than 4.6 million messages.

Democracy U.K. has provided insightful statistics on Facebook activity, and some of these numbers boggle the mind when you contemplate the technological might needed to handle such volumes. During the average 20-minute period on the site this year, there were:

  • 1,000,000 shared links
  • 1,323,000 tagged photos
  • 1,484,000 event invites sent
  • 1,587,000 wall posts
  • 1,851,000 status updates
  • 1,972,000 friend requests accepted
  • 2,716,000 photos uploaded
  • 10,208,000 comments posted
  • 4,632,000 messages sent

The data also includes changes in people’s relationship statuses, which might qualify as the most noticeable update a person can post on the site.

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