Network World:
Google CEO Larry Page announced yesterday that Google+ now boasts more than 90 million users worldwide, more than double the number of users it had in the previous quarter. Page also said that engagement on the social networking site has been “growing tremendously” as “over 60% of [users] engage daily, and over 80% weekly.”
Page did not provide data for how many user accounts were actually active, however.
Interesting statistics. How many of you are signed up for Google+ and, more importantly, how many of you use it on a regular (daily) basis?
If you read Google’s statement carefully, I think it says that there are 90+ million registered Google+ users, and that 60% of these use “some google service” every day. Given that Google now requires new accounts to sign up for Google+, that means that a new user that creates a Gmail account and uses Gmail on a daily basis and who has never even heard of Google+ would count both as a registered user as well as someone who uses Google on a daily basis.
I think this is the actual quote from Page:
“Over 60 percent of Google+ users use Google products on a daily basis. Over 80 percent of Google+ users use Google products every week.”
If I am interpreting things correctly, it is a pretty misleading statement from Google.
I see some value in Twitter which seems like a somewhat more advanced RSS system. But I don’t care HOW popular Facebook and Google+ get, to me they’re basically fluff and a waste of time.
“I think this is the actual quote from Page:” Do you have a URL for that quote? Others have said the 90+ million number is bogus but I can’t find any supporting data.
More info from the Google earnings call and some corrections can be found here:
http://venturebeat.com/2012/01/20/google-skews-google-plus-statistics/
http://marketingland.com/no-google-doesnt-have-a-60-percent-engagement-rate-3897
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbercovici/2012/01/19/whoa-google-plus-has-54m-daily-users-not-quite/
Signed up for G+ but never use it. Other google products get used every day, primarily mail and calendar, because they’re free, I don’t notice any ads, and they’re accessible from the PC at work and all of my Apple gear elsewhere.
I’m using G+ since its launch on an intensive, daily basis. My (slow) usage of Facebok has dropped to almost nothing since then. I enjoy the quality of discussions, the in-depth nature of statements and articles, and the overall very high level of professionalism.
Someone said: Facebook is the party, G+ is the conference. I can only agree with that.
Big Google+ user here. It’s much more engaging than Facebook. I’ve found it a lot easier to find and follow people, and the discussions I have with them are light years beyond what I ever got on Facebook. I probably check Facebook once a day now to get a quick overview of friends and family posting fluff or requests. But Google and G+ are my browser homepage and provide me a steady stream of interesting stuff to distract me during the day. (Yes, not quite a good thing, but there it is.)
The party/conference comment sounds about right.