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There is a lot more which Facebook can do specially in terms of developing robuts and user friendly applications.
Comparing the size of Mobile Market
US Smartphone Platform Market Share Jan. 2012
Chart: U.S. Smartphone Platform Share Jan-2012Description: The number of U.S. smartphone subscribers surpassed the 100-million mark in January, up 13 percent since October to 101.3 million subscribers. Google Android ranked as the top smartphone platform with 48.6 percent market share (up 2.3 percentage points) followed by Apple with 29.5 percent market share (up 1.4 percentage points). RIM ranked third with 15.2 percent share, followed by Microsoft (4.4 percent) and Symbian (1.5 percent).Source : comScore MobiLens, Subscribers Age: 13+, 3 Mo. Avg. Ending Jan-2012Tags: smartphoneAuthor: comScore, Inc.charts powered by iCharts
Source:- Comscore
With the latest updates, the US Smartphone users have reached a whopping 110 million users. The growth is phenomenal and is expected to grow in the coming years.
Mobile Vs Desktop share comparison by country
Country Name | Mobile Share | Desktop Share | ||||
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| Zimbabwe | 58.06 | 41.94 | |||
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| Nigeria | 57.89 | 42.11 | |||
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| India | 48.24 | 51.76 | |||
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| Sudan | 45.32 | 54.68 | |||
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| Zambia | 44.24 | 55.76 | |||
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| Uzbekistan | 42.77 | 57.23 | |||
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| Laos | 35.66 | 64.34 | |||
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| Malawi | 35.48 | 64.52 | |||
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| Brunei Darussalam | 34.05 | 65.95 | |||
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| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 22.96 | 77.04 | |||
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| Kenya | 27.17 | 72.83 | |||
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| Kuwait | 27.02 | 72.98 | |||
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| Mozambique | 24.64 | 75.36 | |||
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| Oman | 24.30 | 75.70 | |||
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| Cambodia | 22.77 | 77.23 | |||
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| South Korea | 22.31 | 77.69 | |||
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| Ghana | 21.78 | 78.22 | |||
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| Tanzania | 21.54 | 78.46 | |||
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| Indonesia | 20.13 | 79.87 | |||
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| Cote d'Ivoire | 19.82 | 80.18 | |||
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| Uganda | 18.82 | 81.18 | |||
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| Saudi Arabia | 18.51 | 81.49 | |||
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| Bahrain | 17.43 | 82.57 | |||
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| Nepal | 16.41 | 83.59 | |||
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| Sri Lanka | 15.74 | 84.26 | |||
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| Namibia | 15.61 | 84.39 | |||
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| Bangladesh | 15.46 | 84.54 |
Source:- Pingdom and Googledocs
The future plans
Facebook is moving at a steady pace and has over 500 million mobile users. This are really huge numbers and Facebook needs to think about creating some good mobile apps.
[TechCrunch] Facebook Amended S-1 April 23: User Counts, Instagram
The Facebook Amended S1 clearly states the current market shares related to Facebook's growth and popularity.
As published on an recent interview conducted by TOI, Erik Johnson, Head of Sales at Asia Pacific indicated that Facebook is doing great with its 'sponsored stories' and 'news feeds'. Hence, the Mobile market growth is absolutely necessary for Facebook and the social media giant is leaving no stones unturned to become a success in the mobile platform as well.
Also see:-
Mobile Seo
Top 10 Facebook Apps
List of Mobile Web Browsers
Measuring The Success Of Your Campaign On Facebook
Facebook Marketing Strategy
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