# As Facebook hits 150 million users, Social Networking sites get 1 in 10 UK Christmas Internet visits

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2009/01/09/facebook-hits-150m-users-social-networking-sites-get-1-10-uk-christmas-internet-visits/
- Published: 2009-01-09T03:54:26+00:00
- Author: Bryan Miller

Earlier this week Robin Goad, Research Director at Internet research company Hitwise,
released data that revealed a new high in terms of online social media usage in 
the UK over Christmas. Naturally enough, Christmas is typically the busiest time
of year for social networks, but Christmas 2008 saw several new highs which reaffirm(
were it needed) the scale of online social networking amongst UK internet users.

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