Social Media Platforms have made the world a virtually accessible place. We cannot deny the importance of social media networks in our lives. Google Plus is Google’s social network. Google+ often underestimated despite its additional benefits for business. Social Media marketing has gained a lot of importance these days because of the amount of traffic it generates. Using Google+ can improve your profile’s SEO. However, the site is not getting enough traffic that it once did. If you have an account on Google+ then read these Google plus Facts.

Here are some Google plus Facts

Launch

Google Plus was launched as an invite only service in June 2011. The social platform was made public in September 2011.

More Male User

Unlike Instagram where female users are in larger percentage than male users, Google+ is male oriented social media network. Google+ has 32 percent female users and 68 percent male users.

Search Ranking

Google+ is Google’s product so it has an extra perk of improving your account’s search ranking. Having a business page on Google+ makes your Google favorite. On the other hand, having a business page on Facebook will not improve ranking on search engines.

Free Photo Storage on Picasa

If you have a Google+ account you may know that having this account you can store unlimited photos on Picasa. Without Google+ you get only 1GB storage.

Code Name

Google+ was developed under the code name of “Emerald Sea”.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Google+ Followers

Facebook has won social media battles against Google+. Even Mark Zuckerberg has more followers on Google+ than co-founder of Google+. Lady Gaga has the most followers on Google+.

Millions of Visits in One Month

Google+ was the first social media platform to attract 25 million visitors in just one month. In January 2012, Google+ had an astonishing 90 million users.

How much money it took to develop Google+?

To make Google+ its best product Google spent 585 million dollars to develop it. The joint efforts of 500 employees had been operating it.

No Ads

Another thing that makes Google+ different from Facebook is it doesn’t show ads. Due to zero advertisements the user experience is smooth and speedy.

Spam Profiles

Reading all these facts about Google+ may impress us but what the reports show is different. In 2016, it was reported that 91 percent of the profiles on Google plus were empty. So it was clear that either people created those accounts to use additional google services or the profiles were spam. Few years back people even required Google+ account to comment on YouTube videos.

Verified Button

Just like Twitter and Instagram, Google+ also has verified buttons for real celebrities.

Friend Limit

How many friends you can keep on your Google+ profile. Maximum friend limit on Google+ is 5000.

Brands Presence

Around 48 percent of big global companies are present on Google+. 70 percent of brands are on Google+. While 39 percent of B2B marketers and 41 percent of B2C marketers are using it to source new business.

Bubbly Chocolate Bar Launch on Google+

Cadbury’s new chocolate bar bubbly was launched on Google+ in 2012.

The +1 Button

Would you believe the +1 button was used by 5 million people daily a few years ago?

Why is Google+ Shutting Down?

Google has started the process of shutting down Google+ accounts. Seems like this social media platform has failed to compete with Facebook. The low user engagement and software flaws caused Google to shut down Google+ for business accounts on April2, 2019.

After reading Google+ facts it is hard to figure out how such a beneficial product failed to engage users.