facebook valued at 56 billion $

According to the latest auction on the private secondary marketplace SharesPost, Facebook stock sold at $25 a pop, which takes Facebook’s valuation to an all time high of $56 billion.

The total amount of outstanding Facebook shares is 2.24 billion. The recent SharesPost auction sold 165,000 shares at a price of $25. This is significantly higher, almost 77%, than the price of Facebook stock just 3 months ago.

But the $56 billion figure is already being talked down, with analysts suggesting that it isn't high enough. Wedbush analyst Lou Kerner said he thinks Facebook could easily be worth $200 billion by 2015.

Facebook is said to be so financially viable because of its strong position in social gaming and internet advertising.