Curiosities On Social Networks

There are many curiosities about social networks that people don’t know about. For example, there are currently approximately 4.140 million active users.

These numbers are certainly destined to increase over time, since these virtual spaces have become a particular showcase and a source of information for a large part of the planet’s population.

However, another curiosity about social networks is the fact that about half of the earth’s population does not have an account on them.

Although many think that the history of social networks began in the 21st century, the truth is that the first social network appeared in 1997.

We refer to Sixdegrees, a social network that allowed the creation of individual profiles and lists of friends. However, it was not very successful. Let’s discover other curiosities on social networks!

Curiosities on social networks: Facebook

Facebook is the social network with the most users in the world. The reason why the predominant color is blue is not known. Mark Zuckerberg, its founder, is color blind and confuses green and red.

Blue is the color that dominates the most and that is why it “officially” identifies this social network. Many of the curiosities of social networks have to do with Facebook. Let’s see some of them:

• Today Facebook has more than 2.74 billion users on the Internet.

• If this social network were a nation, it would be the third most populous on the planet after China and India.

• About 500 new accounts are created on this social network every minute.

• It is not possible to block or denounce Mark Zuckerberg: the law applies to everyone, except him.

• About 30 million Facebook accounts belong to deceased people.

• Around 350 million photos are uploaded to Facebook every day. It is considered to be the largest image bank on the planet.

• Most Facebook users are located in Asia and Africa.

During the so-called Arab Spring, Facebook played a crucial role in local struggles. To pay homage to him, an Egyptian protester called his daughter by the name of “Facebook Jamal Ibrahim”.

Other curious facts: Twitter

Another curiosity about social networks is that although Twitter doesn’t have the largest number of users, it is one of the ones that has the most impact. It is much faster than Facebook and many of the political events find space for debate on this social network. The posts on Twitter have themselves originated real political events.

An example is the temporary closure of Donald Trump’s account after the riots that took place in the Capitol during 2020. Similarly, a tweet by Álvaro Uribe Vélez was removed from this social network due to a massive request from users . Let’s find out other striking data:

• Twitter is the platform of choice for men: 68% of users are male.
• Among both men and women, the age group that uses this social network the most is between 35 and 49 years old.
• The account with the most followers is that of the former president of the United States, Barack Obama (130 million followers).
• Some think Twitter is more addictive than alcohol and work. There is still no unanimous agreement as to whether this is a disorder or a bad habit.

One of the most interesting Twitter accounts is @RealTimeWWII. Here the story of the Second World War is told day by day as if it were happening in real time. Great for history buffs.

Other curiosities on social networks

In this selection of curiosities on social networks, data on YouTube, the second social network with the most followers in the world, could not be missing. It has more than 2 billion users and it is estimated that 90% of internet users are subscribed to this social network.

YouTube is perhaps the most diverse social network. 84% of children between 11 and 15 and 51% of people over 75 use it. It is estimated that around 30,000 hours of video are posted every day for every hour of real time.

Currently, users access social media mainly via smartphones. These virtual places are destined to remain and will certainly continue to offer surprises and create new habits in the coming years.