Google Claims Surge in Google+ Usage

Vic Gundotra, the Google executive in charge of social networking, said the number of monthly "active" users on Google+ has risen from 390 million in May to 540 million, according to the Financial Times. However, he also said the number of people who look at content in their Google+ “stream” increased from 190 million to 300 million over the same period. The newspaper did not explain the distinction between this group and the aforementioned active users. Google has also said that people upload 1.5 billion photos a week to Google+, according to the FT. source: Financial Times article