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The Rise & Rise of facebook Highlights - Year-on-year Year Users (millions) growth of users 2004 What started out as a small website for students at Harvard University has steadily grown into the world's most popular social network, with approximately 1.3 billion active users. 2005 5.5 2006 12 2007 20 2008 50 2009 350 2010 550 Decline of 2011 800 MySpace and other rivals 2012 1000 |2013 1150 In April 2008, Facebook overtook MySpace for the first time in the Alexa rankings. Facebook Mobile Despite competition from MySpace and Bebo, Facebook's diversity of features, solid mobile app and perceived security made it the social networking platform of choice for a generation. facebo facebook The Social Network The dedicated Facebook Mobile app, launched in 2006 just as widespread smartphone adoption began to explode, included features such as texting and mobile photo uploads, which helped solid ify Facebook's place at the top of the social food chain. 500 MILLION FRIENDS In the same year, the Facebook Development Platform was introduced, giving developers the freedom to create their own WITHOUT MAKING In October 2010, the story of apps and services for the network. Facebook was committed to film by director David Fincher and writer Aaron Sorkin. Its unvarnished portrayal of founder Mark Zuckerberg's rise to becoming one youngest billionaires has become part of the Facebook legend. 48% daily Facebook users are mobile-only of the world's $890 million generated from mobile advertising in Q3 2013 $22.4 million in opening weekend in US 874 million monthly users of Facebook Mobile 4 Golden Globes 60% of all mobile social sharing is from Facebook Mobile Best Motion Picture - Drama, accounts Best Director, Best Screenplay & Best Original Score 3 Academy Awards Facebook IPO Facebook IPO - NASDAQ Opening Ceremony Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Film Editing Created 4 hours ago on nasdag facebo Faceblocked Facebook's open nature occasionally brings it into conflict with governments around the world. The following countries have at some time banned, blocked or limited access to the social network: Considered a disaster by some, a success by others, Facebook's initial public offering in May 2012 was nevertheless the third-biggest in US history, raising over $16 billion (£9.7 billion). Bangladesh Pakistan China The company's share price followed a sharp downward trend over the following weeks and months, however, spawning more than 40 lawsuits. Reuters described the IPO as "as much a cultural phenomenon as it is a business story". Syria Vietnam Iran N. Korea Uzbekistan Mauritius Image: Craig Deakin Tajikistan Egypt