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Video: Best of Google+ 2012
Momentum
. 500 million upgraded Google+ accounts
. 235 million active users across Google
. 135 million active users in the stream
. 12 minutes spent per day in the stream

Hangouts
. 1 hangout from Outer Space
. 1 hangout while Skydiving
. 1 hangout from the base camp of Mt. Everest, Nepal
. 18 hangouts with 2012 Olympians
. 17 hangouts with presidential candidates worldwide
. 1 hangout with Steven Spielberg debuting the trailer for ‘Lincoln’ broadcast in New York’s Time Squares
. 1 hangout underwater from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
. 1 hangout at the Large Hadron Collider, Switzerland

Music
. 57 award-winning musicians
. 15 musical debuts via Hangout
. 2 digital album signings
. 1 265-member pop group from Japan

Arts & Entertainment
. 8 major film studios
. 767 celebrities
. 162 TV shows
. 10 academy award winning actors
. 80 YouTube original programming channels

Fashion
. 168 top designers & fashion brands
. 39 supermodels
. 158 fashion bloggers

Media
. 2000 hours of breaking news coverage

Business
. 50+ Fortune 500 companies
. 100 major brands with 100 million+ total followers

Sports
. 201 professional sport teams worldwide
. 18 Super Bowl teams
. 17 Premiere League Football Communities
. 25 Champions and MVPS

Politics
. 13 world leaders connecting with nations
. 8 hangouts with The White House