CONFIRMED: FACEBOOK HAS 500 MILLION USERS

According to the official news, Facebook has reached 500 million users. As expected, its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, was announced Wednesday in an interview with ABC News in the company headquarters in Palo Alto.

During our meeting with presenter Diane Sawyer, the young entrepreneur spoke of speculation about a possible IPO, privacy, said about the film that supposedly tells his story and said that Facebook “will always be free.”

On July 21, 2010 thus became the day when the most popular social network in the world announced the milestone of having reached 500 million users (8 percent of world population) only six years after begin your journey and all that “thanks to the users,” Zuckerberg acknowledged.

To celebrate this time the company has created a new application, Facebook Stories, which allows users to share their own story in the social network and read those of other members from around the world. All in honor of that is their mission: “helping the world becomes more open and connected.”

In addition, from Wednesday, it can be viewed on the company’s official blog a video in which Zuckerberg himself announces historic milestone and employees have created a photo album in which thank their loyal users.