In the previous video class, we learned about Ning.com, a social networking website. In this class, we will learn about the traffic of social networking websites.
According to a study by comScore, social networking websites accounted for 20% of all traffic in the United States in 2010. In the first quarter of 2011, social networking websites accounted for 22% of all traffic.
The top social networking website in the United States is Facebook. Facebook had 158 million unique visitors in March 2011. The second most popular social networking website is MySpace, which had 55 million unique visitors in March 2011.
The top social networking website in the world is Facebook. Facebook had 543 million unique visitors in March 2011. The second most popular social networking website is QZone, which had 298 million unique visitors in March 2011.
The growth of social networking websites is due to the increasing use of mobile devices. In March 2011, social networking websites accounted for 9% of all traffic from mobile devices. In March 2010, social networking websites accounted for 5% of all traffic from mobile devices.
