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Facebook has a lot of problems. But in many ways, the social giant is actually a remarkable success story. It now connects roughly one of every two people age 13 and up in the world. These charts take a look at Facebook's 15 years—through the numbers wired.trib.al/vW3u9Fx 1/
In recent years, Facebook has expanded significantly from its base in North America and Europe. Its reach is now largest, and growing fastest, in Asia. One place it’s not: China. It’s banned from that country. wired.trib.al/vW3u9Fx 2/ 
Facebook is a financial success story. Its revenue—the majority of which comes from advertising—grew 37% last year, to $55.8 billion. And with the content generated for free by users, the company is extremely profitable—$22 billion worth last year. wired.trib.al/vW3u9Fx 3/
Facebook only began displaying ads to mobile users in 2012, and that year, only 11 percent of its ad revenue came from mobile devices. But by last year, the vast majority of the company's ad revenue—93 percent—was generated from mobile devices. wired.trib.al/vW3u9Fx 4/
Facebook is now the world’s sixth-most-valuable company, valued, as of last week, at slightly more than $475 billion. Even after a steep drop in the second half of 2018, the value of shares have risen more than four-fold. wired.trib.al/vW3u9Fx 5/
