Google vs. Facebook by the numbers

Facebook and Google are constantly being compared across the social stream, but the numbers are the true tale of the tape. Not much of a surprise, Google is bigger with more product offerings. As Mari points out, in a post-IPO world Facebook may take on new dimensions.

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As the two Internet heavyweights are poised to battle it out in the social networking arena, how do the companies stack up? A look at some data.

Google has a clear edge globally, according to ComScore Data Mine: Google reached a billion unique visitors worldwide in May, while Facebook rang in at 713.6 million.

Facebook had a huge lead in time spent per person: more than 6 hours vs. an hour and 20 minutes.

According to one estimate reported by The Wall Street Journal, Facebook had $1.86 billion in ad revenue last year and should top $4 billion this year. Google reported $29.3 billion in overall revenues last year (not just from ads). Read more at www.computerworld.com

 

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