4 BILLION

PEOPLE

…DON’T UNDERSTAND ENGLISH…FOR

THEM FACEBOOK IS A CLOSED BOOK AND

TWITTER IS JUST NOISE…

CHINA - RENREN

2

Reported in February 2011 as

having 160 million registered

users.

In April 2011, stated they had 31

million active monthly users.

• The Chinese version of Facebook

• Non Chinese universities do have a presence there

• Can take several weeks to get approval to have a page

CHINA-SINA WEIBO

3

In August, reported as having 200

million users (more than Twitter)

• The Chinese version of Twitter

• More emphasis on less serious content than Twitter

RUSSIA - VKONTAKTE

4

In February reported an

approximate 135 million accounts

• Russian version of Facebook

INDIA AND BRAZIL -

ORKUT

5

• Most users are in Brazil, followed by India

In July, had approximately 66

million users