On Facebook they are not satisfied with acquiring the applications more striking and cutting-edge to gain a foothold in the world of smartphones Now they are also betting on virtual reality devices focused on video games. And it is that just yesterday it acquired the device Oculus Rift for 2 billion dollars, thus expanding its extension in the world of technology. However, this is not the only interesting thing related to the social network, since together with the press conference that accompanied the purchase decision, they also gave Know other interesting facts about the statistics and current situation of your services.
In this way, and in the words of Mark Zuckerberg, CEO or Executive Director of Facebook, the social network already hasone billion active users per month from mobile platforms A significant number that is nothing more than the logical evolution seen in recent months in which they have always opted for reach smartphones and tablets A few million more users compared to 945 million that did so in the previous quarter.
This growing rate of users from mobile platforms is accompanied by already known data about the benefits that advertisements are giving to Facebook through your applications. And it is that during the past year, more than half of those benefits already came from mobile phones, transforming this company or, at least, being able to consider it based on this platform.Something that Mark Zuckerberg has put the accent on in recent years, always trying to be present on mobile phones with purchases of new applications, redesigning their own or creating others like Facebook Messenger to offer more alternatives to their users. But they are not the only data that have emerged through this press conference on the occasion of its latest acquisition.
Along with the good numbers of Facebook, Zuckerberg has also talked about another of his mobile applications: Instagram And the fact is that the photography social network is also celebrating by reaching the milestone of 200 million users A a remarkable figure considering their growth rate, which has allowed them to add 50 million new users in just the last six monthsAnd it is that the work of Instagram is also hard to innovate and surprise its users. Proof of this is the new version recently released and still in test mode for the platform Windows Phone, the redesign of Android or new features like your messaging service or the fifteen-second videos A social network that continues to grow and has already allowed us to share more than 20 billion images with users around the world
It seems that Mark Zuckerberg is broadening his sights, betting on new devices and not falling behind in the race to be the most innovative company or At least present in more areas of the world of technology.
