Stats of our lives
Stats of our lives: Facebook's economic stimulus
Facebook's $15 billion economic stimulus — and more in our collection of surprising facts and figures
$12.2 billion to $15.7 billion
Amount that Facebook apps have pumped into the U.S. economy this year through wages and benefits for those working on apps
182,000 to 235,644
Number of jobs the app economy has created
150,000
Approximate number of jobs that must be created each month just to keep up with U.S. population growth
Sources: Guardian, Los Angeles Times