Facebook released a press release with the latest statistics regarding site performance. I won’t go into detail here because there is plenty to see for those who like to watch numbers in the Facebook press release, but I will quote some of the interesting stats:

• More than 42 million active users; 200,000+ new registrations per day since January 2007
• Over 55,000 regional, work-related, collegiate, and high school networks
• More than 54 billion page views per month

The numbers are impressive, especially the steady growth. It’s no wonder Microsoft is interested in investing close to $500 million for a 3-5% stake in Facebook which is now valued at $10 billion. The price for such a moderate stake is quite big, but looking at the latest stats, there may be good reason for that. If Facebook continues to grow, and with more steps taken towards opening Facebook towards developers thus creating space for further major development, the company may even bust the $10 billion threshold to go much higher. Let’s hope Facebook’s growth doesn’t resemble a balloon being blown up too much.

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