How Big Is Facebook?s Data? 2.5 Billion Pieces Of Content And 500 Terabytes Ingested Every Day

Facebook Big Data NumbersFacebook revealed some big, big stats on big data to a few reporters at its HQ today, including that its system processes 2.5 billion pieces of content and 500+ terabytes of data each day. It's pulling in 2.7 billion Like actions and 300 million photos per day, and it scans roughly 105 terabytes of data each half hour. Plus it gave the first details on its new "Project Prism". VP of Engineering Jay Parikh explained why this is so important to Facebook: "Big data really is about having insights and making an impact on your business. If you aren't taking advantage of the data you're collecting, then you just have a pile of data, you don't have big data." By processing data within minutes, Facebook can rollout out new products, understand user reactions, and modify designs in near real-time.

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