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Timeline of Facebook

  • Creation of Facebook

    Creation of Facebook
    Mark Zuckerberg and co-founders Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes and Eduardo Saverin launch Facebook from their Harvard dorm room
  • One million users

    One million users
    Facebook reaches nearly 1 million active users
  • Five times as many users

    Five times as many users
    Facebook reaches more than 5.5 million active users
  • Mobile market

    Mobile market
    Facebook reaches over 50 million active users
    Facebook launches Facebook Platform for Mobile
    Facebook and Microsoft expand advertising deal to cover international markets; Microsoft takes a $240 million equity stake in Facebook
  • 100 million

    100 million
    Facebook reaches over 100 million active users
  • 500 million

    500 million
    Facebook reaches over 500 million active users