Social Travel Infographic Says More Americans Use Facebook Than Own Passports

Screengrab of Tripl infographic.

California houses the headquarters of the world's top social media sites - Facebook, Twitter, Google, LinkedIn, Myspace - they're all here in the golden state. Tripl, a Sweden-based social travel startup, whipped up a lengthy infographic called "The Social Travel Revolution." Their studies note the impact of 'social' on travel.

One of the most interesting bits on the infographic appears right at the top and concludes that more Americans use Facebook than have passports.

While 115k Americans own passports (and hopefully use them), 155k Americans travel the world (wide web), via Facebook. Tripl breaks this data down into percents.

*50% of all Americans socialize with friends and family through Facebook.

*37% of all Americans own a passport.

*63% of all Americans can't travel outside the U.S.

The infograph shares a bevvy of other statistics concerning Tripl's social media platform insight, including that of college students.

*96% of all university students are on Facebook.

We wonder how many Angelenos lack international experiences. We do know that at least 6.1 million L.A. residents use Facebook, according to a report by All Facebook in August of 2010.