The demographics of Pinterest’s users

January 26, 2012 | Online Marketing

With a share of over 80 percent, Pinterest users are largely women. Think of it as "Tumblr for ladies." Among them boomers and Boomerangs account for more than 10% of Pinterest visits, in which they might pin travel plans and imagery related to their online habits.

comScore says that the blossoming social curation site has over 4m registered users and is growing rapidly, while Google Ad Planner shows that nearly 1.5m people visit Pinterest every day – spending 14 minutes on the site on average.

But rather than suggest ways for brands to use Pinterest tactically, it’s a far smarter approach to look at the types of people these users are – and whether Pinterest is an appropriate community in which to mingle.

Google Ad planner shows that users are:

- Largely women (a 80% to 20% ratio). So there’s some truth to Matt Buchanan’s post on Gizmodo yesterday that proclaims Pinterest as “a Tumblr for ladies”.
- Aged mainly between 25 and 44 (accounting for 55% of the group, 30% are 25-34, 25% are 35 – 44)
- Just 25% of users have a bachelors degree or higher
- The majority live off a household income of $25-75k

Get the full story at Econsultancy

Latest Industry News

Storytelling that drives direct hotel bookings
25 May, 2012 | Hotel Marketing

Yahoo! TimeTraveler: a travel app based on Flickr images
25 May, 2012 | Online Travel

TripAdvisor’s City Guide launches 30 new destinations
25 May, 2012 | Online Travel

Optimizing your hotel’s distribution strategy by channel
25 May, 2012 | Hotel Marketing

Focus in lodging recovery has turned to pricing
25 May, 2012 | Hotel Marketing

How to use discounts in online marketing
25 May, 2012 | Online Marketing

Social and mobile impact on travel sales ‘overhyped’
24 May, 2012 | Hotel Marketing

Mobile travel searches most often related to transportation
24 May, 2012 | Hotel Marketing

Google updates travel research library
24 May, 2012 | Hotel Marketing

8 ideas for improving your hotel’s Facebook timeline presence
24 May, 2012 | Hotel Marketing

Mobile marketing small but growing
24 May, 2012 | Online Marketing

Advanced social media - amateurs and agencies need not apply
24 May, 2012 | Online Marketing

The change in hotel search
23 May, 2012 | Hotel Marketing

Can Hertz shake up car sharing?
23 May, 2012 | Online Travel

Travel forecasts predict summer gains, fall uncertainty
23 May, 2012 | Hotel Marketing

Most Popular Articles

The change in hotel search
23 May, 2012 | Hotel Marketing

Beyond listening: 3 ways to be more responsive to social media feedback
21 May, 2012 | Hotel Marketing

Email marketing: 7 mistakes not to make
22 May, 2012 | Online Marketing

China to surpass US as largest business travel market by 2015
22 May, 2012 | Hotel Marketing

Simplehoney, Pandora for hotel booking
21 May, 2012 | Online Travel

Storytelling that drives direct hotel bookings
25 May, 2012 | Hotel Marketing

TripAdvisor grows while countering problems
21 May, 2012 | Hotel Marketing

8 ideas for improving your hotel’s Facebook timeline presence
24 May, 2012 | Hotel Marketing

More on TripAdvisor’s challenge with genuine reviews
22 May, 2012 | Hotel Marketing

Social and mobile impact on travel sales ‘overhyped’
24 May, 2012 | Hotel Marketing

E-Mail Newsletter


Visit our sponsors: