Rumours of Facebook's demise seem to be greatly exaggerated after one
billion people used the social networking site in a single day for the
first time ever.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg hailed the figure as an "important
milestone" for the site, which in little over a decade has become an
integral part of the lives of people all over the world.
Facebook has nearly 1.5 billion users who log in at least once a month, but this was the most in a single day.
In a post on his Facebook page, Zuckerberg wrote "On Monday, 1 in 7
people on Earth used Facebook to connect with their friends and family."
"When we talk about our financials, we use average numbers, but this
is different. This was the first time we reached this milestone, and
it's just the beginning of connecting the whole world."
He said Facebook had blazed a trail in connecting communities globally and he is "proud" of the company's success.
Facebook was founded in 2004 by Zuckerberg while he was a Harvard student.
David Fincher's movie The Social Network, starrring Jessie
Eisenberg and Justin Timberlake, dramatised the events leading up to
Facebook's establishment, though Zuckerberg said his ruthless portrayal
in the film was inaccurate and said the only thing they got right was
his on-screen wardrobe.
