> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.hypebot.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# Still Not Sure You Need To Use Pinterest? Just Look At This Chart
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/still-not-sure-you-need-to-use-pinterest-just-look-at-this-chart/
- Published: 2012-04-09T14:00:45.000Z
- Updated: 2012-04-09T14:00:45.000Z
- Description: Still not sure that you need to get involved in the new social network Pinterest that allows users to "pin" images from the web on a web page for others. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/04/still-not-sure-you-need-to-use-pinterest-just-look-at-this-chart.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Social Media, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:55

[![image from www.hypebot.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2016303e58667970d-200wi "image from www.hypebot.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2016303e58667970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

Still not sure that you need to get involved in the new social network [Pinterest](http://pinterest.com/source/hypebot.com/?ref=hypebot.com) that allows users to "pin" images from the web on a web page for others to look at? Well, why you we're [hesitating](http://pinterest.com/source/hypebot.com/?ref=hypebot.com), Pinterest became the #3 social network in the US; ahead of LinkedIn and Google+, and behind only to Facebook and Twitter.

**[\[Visit Hypebot On Pinterest\]](http://pinterest.com/source/hypebot.com/?ref=hypebot.com)**

Pinterest's traffic jumped almost 50% from February to January 2012 with unique visitors increasing from 11 million to 17.8 million, according to [Experian](http://www.businessinsider.com/pinterest-is-the-3-social-network-2012-4?ref=hypebot.com). Users are still most engaged on Facebook, spending an average of 405 minutes per month there, but they're also spending 89 minutes per month on Pinterest.

All that you really need to know about Pinterest is in this chart:

[![image from static5.businessinsider.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2016764da0e22970b-450wi "image from static5.businessinsider.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2016764da0e22970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)  
**MORE: [Top Pinterest Tools & Tips For Music Marketing](https://www.hypebot.com/top-pinterest-tools-tips-for-music-marketing/)**