Social Networking Web Sites - Getting Better Than Ever

Social networking web sites are growing fast in terms of internet audience share. According to John Burbank, CEO of Nielsen, social networking has become a fundamental part of the global online experience. More than 65% of internet users visit social networking sites. They are indeed gaining more and getting better.

The chart above shows the comparison of growth among well known social networking web sites. The data used comes from data I found from The Nielsen Company. Even though the graph shows only 7% on Twitter, it still has the largest growth over the year with 736.09%. With a staggering 75.4 million of unique visitors, Facebook gained the number 1 slot of the best social networking site in the U.S. Myspace is now gaining its visitors the past month with 12.2m.

Social networking has indeed made a strong foothold in internet. It has grown so fast that it has gained 68.4% in global reach in the month of Feb 09 overtaking personal e-mail only having 64.8%. It’s no doubt that social networking web sites will continue to make its global achievements in the years to come.