Pinterest user traffic has been growing at a very fast pace as of late, and the social photo-sharing service shows no signs of slowing down. The kind people at Performancing have out together an infographic regarding some of the latest stats on Pinterest, and how users can further drive referral traffic:

Interesting stats include a user base being 80% female, and that Pinterest is the 24th most popular site in the U.S. The site grew from 7.2 million users, up from 1.2 million, in 4 months.

Not surprisingly, Facebook refers the vast majority of Pinterest users. There has been speculation about whether or not Pinterest is just a new, cool thing that projects a faux exclusivity, and that all of its buzz and traffic will wane with time. Or, it is actually a good tool for vendors to trump up interest?