This article was published on September 28, 2013

The Faces of Facebook puts 1.2 billion people’s profile photos on a single page


The Faces of Facebook puts 1.2 billion people’s profile photos on a single page

The fact that Facebook has more than 1 billion users is pretty insane, but things just got a whole lot crazier thanks to The Faces of Facebook, a project that visualizes over 1.2 billion Facebook users on one page.

The initial image that greets you is a fuzzy matrix of TV static-like dots. You click on the space to zoom in on users — who are arranged by chronological order based on when they registered on the social network — and, of course, their faces.

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The site is the work of freelance designer Natalia Rojas, who says she isn’t breaking any rules because it doesn’t store any private information, photos or real names.

It’s quite a head-trip but is testament to the huge global distribution that Mark Zuckerberg’s social network enjoys today.

Can you find yourself among the crowd?

➤ The Faces of Facebook | Via Hacker News

Thumbnail image via Thinglass / Shutterstock.com

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