Foursquare Statistics: 15 Million Venues Worldwide

We have written about Foursquare stats and some stats on location based services before - we spotted this today:

"The social network, which has been known for having a fast-growing footprint -- more than 10 million members have checked in more than 750 million times to about 15 million venues worldwide, and a healthy valuation, $600 million after its recent $50 million round of financing -- but very little revenue, is now ready to pump up its top line, The Post has learned.

The New York-founded firm is nearing a decision to start charging the 500,000 registered merchants which access a suite of Foursquare services that are now free, but won't be forever, the company said."

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/merchant_dice_df9UYAegjUldVV40Sea92H#ixzz1Tq93tDfy