Google+ that was introduced with much fanfare by the search engine giant Google to the world as a substitute for social networking leader Facebook was last reported as tapering off after initial burst and enthusiasm shown by people to join it. Google+ reached 10 million mark in just two weeks but then took nearly three months to reach 40 million users, a statistics that made experts doubtful of its success and some even predicted the burst of the bubble called Google+. The social networking attempt by Google has already crossed 60 million mark, and if we go by the prediction of Paul Allen, founder of Ancestry.com, there is every chance that by the end of 2012, Google+ may have more than 400 million users.
Paul is unable to pinpoint the reason and says that it could be endorsement by celebrities, holidays (Christmas and New Year), or just word of mouth or a combination of all three factors. The fact is that the popularity of Google+ is increasing day by day and it is adding nearly 6,25,000 members every day. This rate means around 300 million users by the end of the year but there could be acceleration meaning more than 400 million users by 2012 end.
