Facts and Figures About Blogging

Facts and Figures About Blogging by Thejas Kamath Say Blogger 1. How many people read blogs? 1 75% of Internet users read blogs. 2 81% of U.S. online consumers trust information and advice from blogs. 3 74% search online for consumer electronic reviews before buying. 2. What people use to blog? BLOGGING PLATFORM WordPress Blogger Tumblr Others 45% 35% 9% 11% VS 3. Blogging Figures 181M+ Blogs on Internet 1.3M+ Blog Comments Every Day 31% More Bloggers Than There 3 Million New Blogs Every Month were in 2009 18 Post Updates Every Second Over 60% Businesses Have a Blog 4. Facts About Bloggers 15% of bloggers spend 10 or more hours each week blogging. One in five bloggers report updating on a daily basis. Fewer than 10% of bloggers say they don't know the traffic to their blogs. 59% of bloggers use a free third party hosting service. 4. Income Facts Only 40% of the bloggers have a secondary income from their blogs 27% bloggers are full-time bloggers 11% of the full-time bloggers say their blog is their primary source of income Sources: By Say Blogger Technorati.com The future buzz Magnet social media Facts and Figures About Blogging by Thejas Kamath Say Blogger 1. How many people read blogs? 1 75% of Internet users read blogs. 2 81% of U.S. online consumers trust information and advice from blogs. 3 74% search online for consumer electronic reviews before buying. 2. What people use to blog? BLOGGING PLATFORM WordPress Blogger Tumblr Others 45% 35% 9% 11% VS 3. Blogging Figures 181M+ Blogs on Internet 1.3M+ Blog Comments Every Day 31% More Bloggers Than There 3 Million New Blogs Every Month were in 2009 18 Post Updates Every Second Over 60% Businesses Have a Blog 4. Facts About Bloggers 15% of bloggers spend 10 or more hours each week blogging. One in five bloggers report updating on a daily basis. Fewer than 10% of bloggers say they don't know the traffic to their blogs. 59% of bloggers use a free third party hosting service. 4. Income Facts Only 40% of the bloggers have a secondary income from their blogs 27% bloggers are full-time bloggers 11% of the full-time bloggers say their blog is their primary source of income Sources: By Say Blogger Technorati.com The future buzz Magnet social media