Stats of our lives: Facebook's economic stimulus

Facebook's $15 billion economic stimulus — and more in our collection of surprising facts and figures

Facebook's economic stimulus
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$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

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