India has 25 million Facebook users

By Indo Asian News Service | Updated: 5 June 2012 02:11 IST

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The number of Facebook users in India has crossed the 25-million mark, the social networking site said Thursday.

The number of Facebook users in India has crossed the 25-million mark, the social networking site said Thursday.

"Facebook currently has 25 million users in India," said David Fischer, vice president advertising and global operations, Facebook at an interactive advertising and digital marketing exhibition, Ad-tech.

Facebook has become one of the most popular websites for active internet users in the recent past in India, leaving behind other social networking sites such as Orkut and Twitter.

"We are also looking forward to building strong relationship with India's strong network of developers and entrepreneurs who are increasingly harnessing Facebook to create unique sharing experiences on the social web," said the company.

The 25-million and growing Facebook users in India range from business people and students to public figures and institutions, including Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, the Delhi Traffic Police and bollywood perfectionist Aamir Khan.

From January, Municipal Corporation of Delhi has also started using Facebook for users to post problems for immediate action on areas like sanitation and garbage cleaning.

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