Pinterest Surpasses LinkedIn As Third Ranked Social Network

Pinterest is now the third most popular social networking site in the US, behind Facebook and Twitter, according to a new report by Experian Hitwise. Web traffic to Pinterest traffic surged 50% from January to February of 2012, enabling the invitation-only site to overtake LinkedIn, Tagged, and Google+ in total monthly visits.

Below, the top 10 social sites in Experian Hitwise's Social Networking & Forums category, ranked by total visits* in March:

Facebook: 7.0 billion
Twitter: 182.2 million
Pinterest: 104.4 million
LinkedIn: 85.7 million
Tagged: 72.5 million
Google+: 61.0 million
MySpace: 43.3 million
MyYearbook: 38.1 million
MyLife: 29.7 million
Tumblr: 29.6 million

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