Google+ Claims Jump in Users: Facebook and Twitter Hold Comfortable Lead

By Karla Robinson
April 13, 2012

Google has announced that its social network now has 170 million users, which makes Google+ the third-largest social network in the world.
The number of Google+ users still lags far behind those of Facebook and Twitter — 850 million and 500 million respectively — and in terms of usage, the site is still struggling.
But is Google+ really the third largest social network? It depends on how one measures the numbers.
“If you go by active monthly users in the U.S., particularly those reported by third parties, it appears that Google+ is well behind LinkedIn and neck-and-neck with Tumblr. If, however, you are measuring by monthly visits — again, in the U.S. — then Google+ is number six,” Mashable reports.
“Meanwhile, monthly visit data compiled by ExperianHitwise estimates that Google+ received 61 million U.S. visits in March, a nice jump over February, but still well behind Facebook (7 billion), Twitter (182 million), Pinterest (104 milllion), LinkedIn (86 million) and Tagged (72 million),” explains the post.
Additionally, a report from comScore found that Google+ is much closer to Tumblr and Pinterest when considering number of active users.

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