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Africa is the fastest growing Facebook continent

Africa may not have the numbers of Facebook users that more developed continents do, but the continent is rising fast. According to Facebook-analysis site, Socialbakers.com, the number of users on the continent grew by over 27% in the last three months, and by over 50% in the last six months.

By Jeremy Daniel

25 Feb 2011

Reasons for the rapid growth in Facebook use are not given but the deepening penetration of mobile devices, a growth in disposable income and the unprecedented political upheavals in the the north of the continent are all possible reasons that have contributed to this rise.

The uprising in Egypt unleashed a wave of devotees to the social media powerhouse, and that country now has the most Facebook users in Africa with over 5.6-million, of which 1.6-million joined in the last few months. South Africa is in second place with strong growth of 9% taking the total to around 3.76-million.

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Source: Memeburn

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Jeremy Daniel

About Jeremy Daniel

Jeremy Daniel is the editor of www.memeburn.com, and a firm believer in the transformative power of mobile technology for emerging markets. Jeremy has written across various media platforms for the last 10 years, from television to advertising to print before making the permanent cultural leap into online journalism. Follow him on Twitter at @jeremytdaniel.