Since its launch in March of 2010, Pinterest has shown explosive growth and shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. So what is with all the interest in Pinterest and is it warranted?

It’s not too often a social media site experiences as much traffic and growth as Pinterest, especially amongst women. Even more so, Pinterest already accounts for more referral traffic on the web than Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+.

This great infographic from Internet Marketing Inc goes someway to answering some of the questions.

Could Pinterest become one of the next social media giants and join the ranks of Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn? Or could it go the way of Formspring and Quora, which also once burned brightly. Check out the numbers and decide for yourself: