A few short years ago, Google+ was something of a newbie trying to get into the "cool crowd" of the social media bigwigs. Who would have thought that today it would be the second largest social network, standing only behind Facebook? That's right - Google+ boasts numbers so impressive that it has more active users (members who post at least monthly) than even Twitter.

So, that begs the question: Are you and your company using Google+ to reach out to current and potential customers for social media marketing? And are you aware of the sheer number of people that you could be reaching by actively using your Google+ account? (Yes, you already have one automatically if you have a Gmail account.)

From June 2011 to current day, the social media giant that is Google+ has grown exponentially and its reach is far and wide. At this rate, it might just soon surpass Facebook in its influential capacity. So if you haven't jumped on the Google+ bandwagon yet, consider these numbers and...well, do.

Infographic created by Tradical 360.