4 months of FaceBook growth in Canada

{ July 24th, 2007 }

Ok it is now into the 4th month of looking at the growth of the various networks in Canada. We are still growing strong. The numbers continue to impress me and i am not really sure how high these would go.

What I find particularly interesting is Facebook is starting to rival many of the newspapers in the country for audience.

Could this be the beginning of the shift we knew was coming? Could this be a new beginning?

So what does this mean for:

Political Strategies
Crime Fighting
Sale of goods
Distribution of information
Newspapers
Not for Profits

I think there is a wide variety of implications and some negative and many positive. I think it is up to the people to decide which route it will take. It has certainly made me think about opportunities surrounding this.


City	Network 4/24/2007	Network 5/24/2007	Network 6/24/2007	Network 7/24/2007
Toronto	483,235	590,896	662,801	706,530
Vancouver	149,572	232,135	304,042	357,715
Calgary	83,302	135,854	175,082	201,402
Ottawa, ON	103,875	132,731	153,955	169,753
Edmonton	54,986	102,969	140,232	167,278
Montreal	78,477	110,056	137,714	161,061
Halifax	66,315	96,491	115,838	128,991
London	64,666	82,341	94,362	103,965
Kitchener	55,885	70,373	80,352	87,357
Winnipeg	26,410	48,557	69,496	85,664
Hamilton	47,328	61,626	70,961	77,567
Saint John,NB	27,919	42,476	52,038	59,412
Barrie	36,342	45,959	52,626	57,820
Sudbury	32,194	42,481	49,852	55,373
St. Cath/Niag	27,503	37,165	43,559	48,366
St. John,NL	17,738	30,709	39,682	45,995
Kelowna	14,604	25,286	36,485	45,221
Kingston	25,486	31,933	36,756	40,393
Saskatoon	8,397	17,897	26,806	33,225
Regina	5,102	11,455	18,667	24,311
Thunder Bay	12,366	16,536	19,433	21,671
Charlottetown	12,199	15,917	18,113	19,695
Quebec City	2,474	4,125	6,125	8,338

I hope these numbers will give you an idea that this is not a passing fancy. This seems to be a real disruption in the status quo.

What do these numbers mean to you? Will they affect the way you do business ?
Cheers

Scott

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One Response to “4 months of FaceBook growth in Canada”

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Rohan Jayasekera
July 25th, 2007 at 4:15 pm
And will the fact that the Toronto network covers the Greater Toronto Area (e.g. there is no Mississauga) cause suburbanites to identify more closely with the megalopolis? The distinction between “416″ (Toronto) and “905″ (suburbs) has massive political implications at the provincial level, and even (to a lesser extent) federally.