INDIA SET TO HAVE THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF FACEBOOK USERS

Facebook expects India will soon surpass the US and
Indonesia to become its largest market in terms of
users.
"India is our third largest market in terms of number of
users and what we're excited about and why we're
here is because some time in the future, we think that
India will pass first Indonesia, which should happen
soon, and then US," says Facebook's vice president
for mobile partnerships and corporate development
Vaughan Smith.
India has nearly 30 million Facebook users, while
Indonesia has more than 45 million users. According to
reports, more than three-fourth of all Facebook users
are outside the US. The figures released by
ComScore in June revealed that the number of
Facebook users in India was growing at a phenomenal
pace. According to the data, one out of three Internet
users in India was a Facebook user.
Moreover, the Indian companies from various sectors
including retail and hospitality are harnessing Facebook
to reach out to their audience and promote their
businesses. Smith highlights that more than half of
Facebook users in India access the social network via
their mobile devices.
With number of Internet users in India expected to
touch 121 million by year end, Facebook's prospects
look better in the country. According to the annual I-
Cube report jointly published by IMRB and the
Internet & Mobile Association of India (IMAI), India is
likely to surpass the US, which has some 245 million
Internet users, within two years.