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28th Aug 2015

Facebook Hit A Pretty Major Milestone This Week

Wowzers.

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Wowzers.

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg revealed that the site reached a pretty major milestone this week.

For the first time ever, the site recorded one billion users online in a single day – breaking that down, it means that one in seven people used Facebook on Monday of this week.

We just passed an important milestone. For the first time ever, one billion people used Facebook in a single day.On…

Posted by Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday, 27 August 2015

That’s pretty impressive.

Zuckerberg took to Facebook to announce the news and to thank users for their support.

“A more open and connected world is a better world,” he wrote.

We made this video to celebrate all you've done to help our community connect one billion people in a single day. It's an amazing milestone. I hope you enjoy.

Posted by Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday, 27 August 2015

“It brings stronger relationships with those you love, a stronger economy with more opportunities, and a stronger society that reflects all of our values.”