Found this list of numbers at BlogWorld Expo
- Over 12 million American adults currently maintain a blog.
- More than 147 million Americans use the Internet.
- Over 57 million Americans read blogs.
- 1.7 million American adults list making money as one of the reasons they blog.
- 89% of companies surveyed say they think blogs will be more important in the next five years.
- 9% of internet users say they have created blogs .
- 6% of the entire US adult population has created a blog .
- Technorati is currently tracking over 70 million blogs .
- over 120 thousand blogs are created every day .
- There are over 1.4 million new blog posts every day .
- 22 of the 100 most popular websites in the world are blogs .
- 120,000 new blogs are created every day .
- 37% of blog readers began reading blogs in 2005 or 2006 .
- 51% of blog readers shop online .
- Blog readers average 23 hours online each week .
See the top five numbers? There’s little room to wiggle when wondering IF your business should blog. If you think blogging is a fad – that 4th line is a signal that this stuff isn’t going away.
There are still discounts available for the BlogWorld & NewMedia Expo (Nov. 7-9), but not for long. The conference schedule is filled to the brim with blogging brilliance. If not for prior commitments, I’d be there with you.
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