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# Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Ignore Google+, Users Jump 43%
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/just-when-you-thought-it-was-safe-to-ignore-google-users-jump-43/
- Published: 2012-07-18T15:53:29.000Z
- Updated: 2012-07-18T15:53:29.000Z
- Description: You've been trying to ignore Google+. Many of us have. After all, who needs another social network? Apparently, a lot of people. New numbers from Compete measuring U.S. unique visitors. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/07/just-when-you-thought-it-was-safe-to-ignore-google-use
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:49

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You've been trying to ignore Google+. Many of us have. After all, who needs another social network? Apparently, a lot of people. New numbers from Compete measuring U.S. unique visitors on social networks in June 2012 show Google+ reaching 31.9 million in June. That's an increase of 43% compared to May 2012\. In the States, Google+ is now bigger than LinkedIn. MySpace visitors drop 8% to 21.9 million.

![image from img2.statista.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2016768983722970b-450wi "image from img2.statista.com")

via [Statista](:%20http://www.statista.com/topics/751/facebook/chart/478/google-plus-gains-43-percent/)