Facebook Hits 500 Million Users Worldwide

Palo Alto, Calif. – Facebook hit 500 million users on
Wednesday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on the company’s blog. "As of
this morning, 500 million people all around the world are actively using
Facebook to stay connected with their friends and the people around them. This
is an important milestone for all of you who have helped spread Facebook around
the world," Zuckerberg wrote.

To commemorate the milestone, the company
launched an application called Facebook Stories, which lets users contribute
posts "about the impact Facebook and your friends have had on your
lives."

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