SociaFacebook is the biggest social media platform that has achieved various milestones in past years. The journey of Facebook started in 2003 when Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg created “Facemash” which allowed users to objectify fellow students by comparing photos of their faces.  Besides this, online dictionaries were available that featured photos of students alongside some information. In the upcoming years, we can see major updates and they will become a hit in the present mobile app development world. When this social media platform was launched for the first time, it became extremely popular with Harvard students and that’s why it was made available to students at Stanford, Yale, and Columbia.

Important Facebook User Statistics

In present times, this platform has 2+ billion monthly active users and 1.3 billion daily active users. It is also revealed in a study that 47% of users access this platform from their smartphones.

I have captured the important moments of Facebook in ten years of the journey –

2004

On 4th February, Facebook was launched as “thefacebook.com”.  The entire process was part of a Harvard project where only the students from Harvard University can access this. Its popularity increased and soon the community of Boston was hooked on the website.

Reached 1 million users

2005

In August 2005, “thefacebook.com” was transformed into “facebook.com”. This year was extremely special for this social networking website as a photo-sharing application was launched in the same year.

Reached 5.5 million users

2006

In April 2006, users started to use Facebook on mobile devices. After a few months, they launched the Notes application and also partnered with Microsoft for Facebook Ads. In the same year, the Newsfeed feature was also launched.

Reached 12 million users

2007

In May 2007, the Facebook platform was launched and now programmers, as well as app developers, can access it. In the same year, the company also sold a 1.6% stake to Microsoft for $240 million. In November 2007, Facebook ads were also launched.

Reached 50 million users

2008

In March 2008, the privacy control feature was introduced by Facebook on the friend list. Besides this, the Facebook chat feature was another remarkable move that was made in the same year.

Reached 100 million users

2009

One of the biggest revolutions, the ‘Like’ feature was introduced this year which became a hit instantly. In June 2009, the Facebook usernames were launched. In October 2009, social networking website upgraded their privacy policy.

Reached 350 million users

2010

In August 2010, Facebook added a location feature through which people can share their location with their friends. In the same year, ‘The Social Network’, a movie based on Mark Zuckerberg, was released. The most interesting thing is the movie received 3 Academy Awards.

Reached 600 million users

2011

In September 2011, the “Timeline” feature was introduced. Over the conceptualization of Facebook, the Winklevoss twins withdrew their legal battle and settled all issues for $65 million.

Reached 850 million users

2012

In September 2012, a big milestone happened as this social networking website bought Instagram. Not only that, Facebook filed for an Initial Public offering that allows advertisers to mix ads with photos and status updates.

Reached 1 billion users

2013

In August 2013, this social networking website joined hands with Samsung, Ericsson, MediaTek, Nokia, Opera, and Qualcomm to launch another project “Internet.org”. The main aim of this project was to bring affordable Internet access to the 5 billion people.

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Reached 1.1 billion users

2014

In this year, the Facebook paper application was launched that shows the trending topics & hashtags. This is a reader app that pulls in stories, photos, videos, and links from the user’s Facebook feed. 1.23 billion users had started to use this social media networking channel in February 2014.

Reached 1.44 billion users

2015

Users can post links on a page with multiple photos. Besides this, videos can be uploaded as Facebook profile images. The company also has implemented Picture-in-Picture video within mobile newsfeeds.

Reached 1.74 billion users

2016

Facebook Live Chat was launched but it was limited to celebrities and U.S iPhone users. Moreover, the company also introduced Facebook Reactions to the general public. In the same year, the company shut down “Facebook Exchange”.

Reached 1.94 billion users

2017

In this year, the company introduced the Facebook Journalism Project. Moreover, the company also added reactions and mentions inside Messenger. In the same year, Messenger Lite was launched in 100 countries.

Reached 2.27 billion users

2018

This year, the Facebook CEO announced that users can share 3D content without any hassle. The company also introduced the upvote/downvote feature, but that was available for some comments. In a study, it is revealed that users like to spend time on Facebook and that’s why it is giving tough competition to other social media platforms.

Still adding more ––

2019

In this year, this social networking website is planning to introduce Augmented Reality ads to build a deeper connection with the audience. Facebook Page Reviews have been updated to Recommendations. To help advertisers, the company also updates its video ad metrics. Overall, because of successful changes, Facebook has become attractive & easy to use.

Conclusion

Facebook is the most influential social network in the world and has gifted us numerous things that have simplified numerous tasks.  Do you want to build your own social app? Get in touch with Fluper that is renowned as the best Android app Development Company in the app space with its outstanding capabilities.