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Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2025 3:42 am
2012 is the year of Facebook. At least, in economic terms. This week, the social network filed an official application for an IPO. With this IPO, the value of the social network is estimated at around 100 billion dollars. Facebook hopes to raise 5 billion dollars (3.8 billion euros) with the IPO. In recent years, the website has increased enormously in value. A good moment to look at the economic value of the most popular network in Europe at the moment in this edition of the Infographic Day series .Recently, Facebook's Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg spoke at the DLD Conference in Munich. During her speech, she announced the economic value of the social network in Europe. This was based on research by Deloitte. The research report indicates the value of Facebook for companies in the so-called EU27 brother cell phone list countries. Thanks to the activities on the social network, this ensures a higher turnover for organizations and it also keeps 232,000 people in work.
Facebook is estimated to contribute €15.3 billion to the European economy. The highest economic activity is in the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy. Outside these five large EU countries, the value is €4.1 billion (27 percent of the EU total). Of the jobs that would not have existed without Facebook, the other EU countries were responsible for 83,000 jobs (36 percent of the EU total).
The infographic below was developed based on the research. Curious about all the figures regarding the economic value of Facebook in Europe? Click on the image to enlarge it. The Deloitte research report can be downloaded here .
Facebook is estimated to contribute €15.3 billion to the European economy. The highest economic activity is in the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy. Outside these five large EU countries, the value is €4.1 billion (27 percent of the EU total). Of the jobs that would not have existed without Facebook, the other EU countries were responsible for 83,000 jobs (36 percent of the EU total).
The infographic below was developed based on the research. Curious about all the figures regarding the economic value of Facebook in Europe? Click on the image to enlarge it. The Deloitte research report can be downloaded here .