Europe, with Russia included, has a population of 727 million. We now have a social network that is so large that it could fill up a major world region with people and still have some to spare (this 'spare' being twice the size of Canada's entire population).
Another comparison is that Facebook now has as many users as the entire Internet did back in 2004, the year Facebook was founded.
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Comparing Facebook with the entire Internet user base
Asia has 922 million Internet users
Facebook has 800 million users
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Europe has 476 million Internet users
Facebook has 800 million users
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North America has 272 million Internet users
Facebook has 800 million users
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Latin America has 215 million Internet users
Facebook has 800 million users
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Africa has 119 million Internet users
Facebook has 800 million users
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Middle East has 69 million Internet users
Facebook has 800 million users
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Oceania/Australia has 21 million Internet users
Facebook has 800 million users
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Size of Facebook's active user base is...
Of the entire current Internet users: 38 per cent are on Facebook
Of the Internet users of Asia: 87 per cent are on Facebook
Of the Internet users of Europe: 168 per cent are on Facebook
Of the Internet users of North America: 294 per cent are on Facebook
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Of the Internet users of Latin America: 370 per cent are on Facebook
Of the Internet users of Africa: 674 per cent are on Facebook
Of the Internet users of the Middle East: 1,167 per cent are on Facebook
Of the Internet users of Oceania/Australia: 3,757 per cent are on Facebook
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Facebook's active user base is:
Compared to the population of the United States: Facebook has 2.5 times more users
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Compared to the population of the United Kingdom: Facebook has 13 times more users
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Compared to the population of Canada: Facebook has 23.5 times more users
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Compared to the population of Australia: Facebook has 36.6 times more users
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Compared to the population of Germany: Facebook has 9.7 times more users
Only China and India have more population than Facebook users.
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