It's official: Facebook has crossed the 200 million user mark, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in a blog post on Wednesday.
"Growing rapidly to 200 million users is really a good start," Zuckerberg said in part.
Along with congratulations in various languages — 70 percent of Facebook users are outside the United States — the news was met with some critical comments on Zuckerberg's own page. "Please bring back the old new FB," one user said, noting Facebook's penchant for changing its look.
Facebook's dramatic growth since its launch in 2004 has fueled hopes that it may open itself to investors with a Wall Street stock offering amid questions about whether its revenue can keep up with higher computing costs. But the company says its balance sheet is healthy. In a recently leaked internal memo, Zuckerberg said revenue is expected to grow 70 percent this year.
In marking the milestone, Facebook also updated its statistical records. The Palo Alto-based social networking leader says that 100 million users visit the site every day, and users have an average of 120 "friends" on their networks. The service is available in 40 languages, with more in the works.
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