The Lifestream of Jon Moss

A CIA factbook on Facebook

September 14 2009, 7:45pm

What's the most-represented country on Facebook? Easy answer: The United States. Second? The U.K., another fairly easy answer.But which country is the third-most represented?Turkey.Yes, Turkey, with (currently) 13 million of its 76 million residents on Facebook. Turkey beats out Canada for resident representation. I wouldn't have guessed.It's real-time stats like these that make Nick's work on CheckFacebook.com valuable to anyone who needs data to make sense of the impact Facebook is having on business and culture.One other real-time stat: A staggering 274 million people have registered themselves on Facebook, a number which could reach 300 million by the end of 2009 with no signs of letting up. When a company has 300 million customers, it creates a dynamic wake.Where's the CIA World Factbook equivalent for social networks?Bonus: Top 10 countries on Facebook, as measured by users:1. United States       84,104,460

2. 
United Kingdom      
19,801,120

3. 
Turkey      
13,020,000

4. 
Canada      
12,367,320

5. 
France      
12,005,320

6. 
Italy      
11,174,000

7. 
Indonesia      
8,932,160

8. 
Australia      
6,481,900

9. 
Spain      
6,443,940

10. 
Colombia      
6,109,400