Facebook Named No. 1 Global Social Networking Web Site

When Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to illustrate the impact of his social network, he tells a story about several young religious militants from Lebanon who changed their view of Western culture through Facebook friendships. The subtext to the tale is that free expression of ideas, enabled by the Web, bridges deep cultural divides. But we knew that: It’s one of the central concepts behind the Olympics, after all. What we didn’t know is that Facebook is in Lebanon.

In fact, Facebook is quickly expanding in many regions. The site is the top global social network, according to figures released by comScore (SCOR) on Aug. 12. Facebook.com has surged past rival Myspace.com to become the No. 1 social networking Web site globally, according to figures released by by comScore (SCOR) this week.

The site has been translated into 20 languages - among them French, Spanish and Mandarin - and recently added another 69, according to Business Week.

Facebook, which started off as a Web site geared solely towards college students, continues to grow. The site became open to everyone back in Sept. 2006. As of June 2008, the number of new members was up 153 percent from the same month in 2007.

Though Facebook has become the hotter Web site, MySpace has grown in recent years, too. It has now expanded to more than 29 countries, including India and Korea.

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