Did you know that Canada is seventh among the ten largest countries with members on Facebook? While the United Kingdom is on the second rung with 26,543,600 members, Canada is not that far behind with 15,497,900. The United States is far ahead on the top spot with 125,881,220 members. However, 47.9% of Canadians or on Facebook compared to 41% of Americans.

So what does all this statistics tell us? It tells us that Facebook is a huge phenomena in Canada, it is the most powerful social media tool ever. Powerful beyond what even Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, might have thought.

For some more Facebook statistics closer home, Manitoba alone has 498,780 members and Winnipeg is the city that has the highest number of Facebook followers in Manitoba with 417,180 members. That’s a phenomenal internet marketing opportunity for businesses in Winnipeg, Manitoba and throughout Canada.

Though there are convincing arguments that its abuses the privacy of its members, Facebook is not something that users can quit using so easily. It is now a foundation of our virtual lives and a part of identity for millions of social networking buffs. The fact that the site added 30 million users in May alone out of which 912,000 members were from Canada is a case in point.

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