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4 August, 2015 - 11:12

Social media growth is another trend that continues. Facebook now has over one billion users! In 2013, 80% of Facebook users were outside of the US and Canada. 1 Countries where Facebook is growing rapidly include Indonesia, Mexico, and the Philippines. 2

Besides Facebook, other social media sites are also seeing tremendous growth. Over 70% of YouTube’s users are outside the US, with the UK, India, Germany, Canada, France, South Korea, and Russia leading the way. 3 Pinterest gets over 50% of its users from outside the US, with over 9% from India. 4 Twitter now has over 230 million active users. 5 Social media sites not based in the US are also growing. China’s QQ instant-messaging service is the eighth most-visited site in the world. 6