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Growing International Populations on Facebook Are Appealing, But Still Present Challenges

Inside Facebook Jul 30 10

[Editor's Note: The data cited in this article is excerpted from Inside Facebook Gold, our membership service tracking Facebook's business and growth around the world. Visit Inside Facebook Gold to learn more about our complete data and analysis offering.] English is still by far the most-used language on Facebook, with some 231 million users. However, [...] Full story...

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