The company\u2019s post claims that \u201cmore than 170 million people have upgraded to Google+,\u201d a figure that almost doubles the figure that Google threw out for Google+ in January. Assuming the self-reported figure is true, that means that G+ is now the third-largest U.S.-based social network in the world.To be sure, G+ is still miles behind Facebook\u2019s 850 million users and Twitter\u2019s 500 million, but it appears to be comfortably ahead of LinkedIn\u2019s 150 million, though LinkedIn\u2019s figures are from February and have likely increased since then. A LinkedIn rep declined comment on the company\u2019s current user base size.So, does that mean that Google+ is now the number three social network?<\/p>\n
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