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Facebook Says 17 Million Ice Bucket Challenge Videos Shared This Summer

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Thinkstock 091614 SocialMedia?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1410925106582mactrunk/iStock Editorial/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Facebook confirmed what we all knew on Tuesday, that the Ice Bucket Challenge was ubiquitous this summer, with millions of Internet users posting videos of themselves as they got soaked in the name of charity.

According to the social networking site, between June 1 and September 1, more than 17 million videos related to the challenge were shared. Those figures include celebrities such as Bill Gates, Will Smith, and Taylor Swift, and millions of others.

Facebook says those videos were viewed by over 440 million people and received a total of 10 billion views.

The ALS Association, the organization for which the Ice Bucket Challenge aimed to raise money, said late last month that the efforts had raised $100.9 million in donations just between July 29 and August 29. During that timeframe in 2013, the charity brought in $2.8 million.


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