The number of people who regularly visit the social network Facebook increased by 8% in one year and reached 2.5 billion, Variety reported.

The indicator mentioned above reflects the number of those who enter the social network at least once a month. According to company estimates, in December last year, 1.66 billion people used Facebook at least once a day. This indicator increased by 9% over the year.

Facebook revenue last year was $ 70.697 billion, an increase of 27% compared to 2018. The company's net profit in the same period decreased by 16% - from $ 22.112 billion to $ 18.485 billion. Advertising revenue is up by 27%, from $ 55.013 billion to $ 69.655 billion.

Facebook was founded on February 4, 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg and his three fellow students while studying at Harvard University.