As of January 01 2011, there are a total of 111.9 million Facebook users in Asia. In the last quarter of 2010, Facebook population grew by 21.4% in Asia, or almost 20 million new users. After increasing by 10 million users in the month of October 2010, Facebook experienced growth slow down between November 2010 and December 2010.
In November 2010, Indonesia overtook the UK to become the world's second largest market for Facebook (behind the United States.) In Quarter 4 2010, over 5 million new users from world's fourth most populous nation joined Facebook. Indonesia also widened its gap with second-place Philippines over the last 3 months. In November 01 2010, the gap between Indonesia and second-place Philippines was 11,901,900 users. Now, the gap is 13,227,560.
Today, there are over 32 million Indonesians using Facebook. Philippines is behind Indonesia, with over 18 million, followed by India (16.9 million), Malaysia (9.5 million) and Taiwan (8.7 million).
Facebook Population in Asia
Total Users (as of January 01 2011 and October 01 2010) and Total New Users
Rank | Country | Jan 01 2011 | Oct 01 2010 | Total New Users |
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1 | Indonesia | 32,129,460 | 26,598,240 | 5,531,220 |
2 | Philippines | 18,901,900 | 16,349,240 | 2,552,660 |
3 | India | 16,915,900 | 13,541,680 | 3,374,220 |
4 | Malaysia | 9,544,580 | 8,136,780 | 1,407,800 |
5 | Taiwan | 8,751,340 | 7,059,000 | 1,692,340 |
6 | Thailand | 6,914,800 | 5,376,700 | 1,538,100 |
7 | Hong Kong | 3,673,580 | 3,306,420 | 367,160 |
8 | Pakistan | 3,145,9400 | 2,409,800 | 736,140 |
9 | Singapore | 2,437,520 | 2,273,440 | 164,080 |
10 | South Korea | 2,321,840 | 1,454,740 | 867,100 |
11 | Japan | 1,801,000 | 1,411,260 | 389,740 |
12 | Vietnam | 1,799,920 | 1,270,560 | 529,360 |
13 | Bangladesh | 1,175,140 | 972,040 | 203,100 |
14 | Sri Lanka | 758,660 | 669,860 | 88,800 |
15 | Nepal | 680,400 | 569,100 | 111,300 |
16 | Macau | 219,840 | 211,040 | 8,800 |
18 | Cambodia | 197,240 | 130,680 | 66,560 |
17 | Brunei | 194,580 | 169,240 | 25,340 |
20 | Afghanistan | 91,000 | 62,900 | 28,100 |
19 | Maldives | 89,760 | 81,200 | 8,560 |
21 | Mongolia | 85,520 | 59,460 | 26,060 |
22 | Laos | 37,500 | 28,620 | 8,880 |
22 | Bhutan | 37,500 | 31,080 | 6,420 |
TOTAL | 111,904,920 | 92,173,080 | 19,731,840 | |
source: Facebook.com and GreyReview.com |
In Quarter 4 2010, Facebook users in South Korea grew by 60%. South Korea is poised to overtake Singapore to rank 9th in the Facebook in Asia list. Second fastest growing Asian nation on Facebook is Cambodia at 51%, followed by Afghanistan (45%), Mongolia (44%) and Vietnam (42%). All countries experienced double-digit growth in Q4 2010, except Singapore (7.2%) and Macau (4.2%).
Top 10 Facebook Users Growth Rate in Asia
Between October 01 2010 and January 01 2011
Rank | Country | Quarterly Growth |
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1 | South Korea | 60% |
2 | Cambodia | 51% |
3 | Afghanistan | 45% |
4 | Mongolia | 44% |
5 | Vietnam | 42% |
6 | Laos | 31% |
7 | Pakistan | 31% |
8 | Taiwan | 29% |
9 | India | 25% |
10 | Thailand | 24% |
source: Facebook.com and GreyReview.com |