The social media world continues to grow every day, and with every bit of expansion comes a few new fun facts that we as users can look at with amazement! Below are five fun facts about social media that we think might surprise you.

1. Facebook is still the reigning champ.

Though several networks are gaining momentum and popularity, Facebook is still the biggest and most addictive. Recent studies show that 23% of users check their Facebook accounts at least five times per day. That’s roughly a quarter of a billion people checking Facebook every couple of hours!

2. What do you do multiple times per day?

Nearly a quarter of people surveyed admitted that they are on different social networks multiple times per day. Can you think of another activity that you are doing multiple times a day, every day? Hard to believe something is that engaging!

3. Twitter words are authentic.

A recent study shows that 75% of tweets posted by users are their own words, and not those of a bot or proxy. Hard to find too many places where people are that open about what they’re thinking.

4. Mobile is gaining quite a bit of traction.

Of the billion or so members using Facebook, studies show that half of them have accessed the social network on a mobile device. This gives plenty of incentive for companies to get familiar with mobile marketing!

5. Twitter is a hot bed for politics.

As we noted in 3, people speak their authentic minds on Twitter, and almost half of those American minds are in favor of the Democrats.

Do you fit in with any of these fun facts about social media? Do you know of any other fun facts that you would like to share? We would love to hear about it! Share in the comments below or on Twitter.