In December 2011, the site became one of the top 10 largest social networking sites, according to Hitwise data, with 11 million total visits per week – this number increased to 21.5 million visits for the week ending January 28, 2012. According to Experian’s 2012 Digital Marketer: Benchmark and Trend Report, Pinterest is now the third most popular social network in the U.S. behind Facebook and Twitter, having surpassed LinkedIn.
And the Pinterest team is serious about their business. Recently they raised an additional $100 million from some noteworthy investors.
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