Fastest Growing Social Media – Tumblr or Instagram?


After last year Instagram was ordained as the fastest growing social media. Now, this year Tumblr is the one that has the fastest-growing by 120% in the last six month. According data released by Global Web Index. While the largest social media is still held by Facebook with growth rate only 2%.

The second rank is Pinterest, a social picture sharing with growth of 111%. However, Instagram is displaced from top to third position with a growth of 64%.

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In overall member growth, Pinterest took the top position with 57% while the largest social media, Facebook with only grew 6% of members. Even other social medias has growth rate faster including Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and G+

The GWI report’s author noted that Facebook has some “major challenges” to face as it moves forward. Many people are growing bored with the platform, the report notes, and 50% of U.S. and UK members are using it far less frequently than they used to. For now, Facebook’s king status seems safe, but the market of social media is ever-saturating.

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