What's a Facebook user worth?

TechCrunch recently said that Facebook takes in $5 for every user each year.

So what's the lifetime value of a Facebook user?

The Next Web did some calculations and says each Facebook user is worth $121.
Realtime Report says the market values Facebook at $118/user.

That makes Facebook the highest valued users of social media companies; LinkedIn $104/user, Twitter $71/user, Foursquare $40/user, Pinterest $28/user.

Don Dodge points out that Instagram was worth $30/user at the time its acquisition by Facebook was announced.

TechCrunch recently said that <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://pandawhale.com/convo/1149/facebook-takes-in-5-on-each-of-its-901-million-users-each-year">Facebook takes in $5 for every user each year</a>.

So what's the lifetime value of a Facebook user?

<ul><li> The Next Web did some calculations and says each Facebook user is worth <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2012/03/31/how-much-is-each-facebook-user-worth/">$121</a>.

</li><li><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://therealtimereport.com/2012/02/03/social-media-stats-avg-facebook-user-worth-up-to-118-rltm-scoreboard/">Realtime Report</a> says the market values Facebook at $118/user.

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That makes Facebook the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/who-is-worth-more-twitter-yelp-or-facebook-users/">highest valued users</a> of social media companies; LinkedIn $104/user, Twitter $71/user, Foursquare $40/user, Pinterest $28/user.

Don Dodge <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/this-is-why-instagram-is-worth-1-billion-to-facebook-2012-4">points out</a> that Instagram was worth $30/user at the time its acquisition by Facebook was announced.