By DAVID DIZON
ABS-CBNNEWS.COM
MANILA – The number of Facebook users in the Philippines continues to surge with over 1.3 million Filipinos registering for new accounts in the social networking site in September alone.
Data from the Facebook Global Monitor showed that Facebook users in the Philippines grew by 31.25 percent or a total of 1,377,260 new users from September 1 to October 1, 2009. This made the Philippines the number one country in Asia in terms of growth in Facebook users for the month.
Taiwan registered the second highest number of new Facebook registrants in September, with 1,377,260 new users.
The total number of Facebook users in the Philippines as of October 1 now stands at 5,784,560. The Philippines has the third highest number of Facebook users in Asia, trailing top-ranked Indonesia (9,713,590 users) and Australia (6,926,620 users).
Facebook is also ranked as the number one most visited website in the Philippines, according to Alexa.com. (http://www.alexa.com/topsites/countries/PH)
Inside Facebook co-editor Eric Eldon said the rise in Facebook users in the region could be attributed to the popularity of Facebook gaming applications such as FarmVille, My Fishbowl, Restaurant City, and Pet Life.
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