18 Staggering Stats From Facebook's IPO

From private jets to stunning salaries and jaw-dropping user data, here's a look at some of the most surprising facts from Facebook's IPO.

By Kristin Burnham
Fri, February 03, 2012

CIO — After months of rumors and speculation, Facebook finally filed for its IPO late Wednesday, disclosing details of its astounding growth, revenue, technology and user base.

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The social network, which is expected to start trading publicly before this summer, is looking to bring in $5 billion dollars in investment. But that's not the only staggering statistic: Take a look at CIO.com's infographic for some of the most interesting details.

Download the infographic here.

Kristin Burnham covers consumer technology, social networking and enterprise collaboration for CIO.com. Follow Kristin on Twitter @kmburnham. Follow everything from CIO.com on Twitter @CIOonline and on Facebook. Email Kristin at kburnham@cio.com

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