Facebook reaches 2 million active advertisers

Facebook is announcing that it has now reached more than two million active advertisers, up from 1.5 million roughly half a year ago and 1 million a year-and-a-half ago. In addition, we’ve announced the Ads Manager App to help businesses manage their ad campaigns on-the-go, through their mobile device.

Roughly 35% of US small businesses don’t have a web presence at all, but more than 30 million businesses around the world actively use Facebook Pages because they’re free, easy to use, and they work well on mobile. Below are three reasons more businesses are turning to Facebook to grow, Easy – Facebook’s tools are easier than ever to use; Mobile – The consumer shift to mobile is making more business owners want to use Facebook’s mobile tools to reach customers and manage their businesses; and  Effective – We’ve proven to businesses that our ads work: we want to make sure that every dollar they spend with us improves their bottom line. And we have the tools in place to prove it.

Facebook in their blog post said that there are more than two million other inspiring stories of people working to grow their businesses. You’re creating jobs, sharing new ideas and inspiring all of us to dream big.

Our mission is to make the world more open and connected, and an important part of that is helping people connect with businesses. Today, we want to express our thanks to you and all of our advertising partners — 2 million strong and growing every day. We’re going to keep working to serve you better, so you can continue creating jobs and opportunities in your community, and moving the entire world forward, " said Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg in a blog post.

They add, "Today, to better support you and your business, we’re introducing Ads Manager for iOS, a new way to manage your ads wherever you are. It’s available today in the US and worldwide in the next few weeks. Learn more or get the app now in the Apple store."