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06/08/2012 by
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The Current State Of Social Networks 2012

It’s sometimes very difficult to get the most recent information about social networks, all in one place. All aligned nicely with sources, methodology of research and data.

The Current State Of Social Networks 2012

Than the other question related to these data is how many social networks can you actively stay up to date on? Here are the most recent statistics of 59 social networks in one place, enjoy!

Since 2008 Ignite Social Media has been producing detailed stats of the most important social networks. Including data about the demographics of their users, the geographies in which these networks are popular and how often they are searched for.

Now it’s already their fifth report that takes a detailed look at the competition for social network membership is a worldwide battle. Maybe Facebook is still the biggest in most countries but there are other strong local players, for example Vkontakte in Ukraine and Russia.

Past Social Network Analysis Reports

To have everything in one place here are also links to the past social network analysis reports:

2008 Social Network Analysis Report2008 Social Network Analysis Report

2009 Social Network Analysis Report 2009 Social Network Analysis Report

2010 Social Network Analysis Report 2010 Social Network Analysis Report

2011 Social Network Analysis Report 2011 Social Network Analysis Report

 

The data were gathered from Google Ad Planner and Google Insights for Search and pulled out the highlights in an infographic. Here you can find all 59 social networks statistics including Facebook, Pinterest and more.

The Current State Of Social Networks 2012 Infographic

And here are the details for top 3 social networks on the rise, including data on search traffic, top regions and top cities; and gender, age, income and education split.

Twitter

Twitter Search Traffic 2012

Twitter search traffic 2012

Twitter Top Regions 2012

Twitter Top Regions 2012

Twitter Top Cities 2012

Twitter Top Cities 2012

Twitter Gender 2012

Twitter Gender 2012

Twitter Age 2012

Twitter Age 2012

Twitter Income 2012

Twitter Income 2012

Twitter Education 2012

Twitter Education 2012

 

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Tumblr Search Traffic 2012

Tumblr Top Regions 2012

Tumblr Top Regions 2012

Tumblr Top Cities 2012

Tumblr Top Cities 2012

Tumblr Gender 2012

Tumblr Gender 2012

Tumblr Age 2012

Tumblr Age 2012

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Linkedin

Linkedin Search Traffic 2012

Linkedin Search Traffic 2012

Linkedin Top Regions 2012

Linkedin Top Regions 2012

Linkedin Top Cities 2012

Linkedin Top Cities 2012

Linkedin Gender 2012

Linkedin Gender 2012

Linkedin Age 2012

Linkedin Age 2012

Linkedin Income 2012

Linkedin Income 2012

Linkedin Education 2012

Linkedin Education 2012

Surprised by the stats? What is your opinion on the development of these social networks? Will some of the top 5 be among the loosers? Share your thought in the comments below!

 

Source: Ignite Social Media Blog