Google+ is growing at the rate of 1.6 million users per day and has reached 236 million by one estimate.
For a late starter, Google seems to have hit a sweet spot to grow so fast. “The circles” is a hugely successful concept but the instantaneity of the system is wonderful. Integration with other services seems to be the icing on the cake. I am not sure how much more volume I can take on messages read… I seem to be my own bottleneck.
It’s kinda hard when you can’t use Google accounts without being dragged into Google+, like bundling a browser to an OS… *laughs bitterly*
Absolutely. Google+ is such a success, that Google cheat to boost its usage:
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2012/01/google-doubles-plus-membership-with-brute-force-signup-process.ars