October 26, 2012

251 Million People Are Gaming on Facebook, Up 35 Million From 2011

 
 

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via Mashable! by Emily Price on 10/25/12


Some 35 million more people are playing games on Facebook today compared to a year ago, the social network has revealed.

In September 2012, 251 million people played games on Facebook, up from 226 million in September of 2011. That growth is attributed primarily to the thing Facebook is best at: social.

"When you sign up for a social game where only one or two of your friends are playing, it's not as fun as if 10 to 20 of your friends are playing, " said Facebook's Alex Shultz, during a private press event Thursday.

Games grow on the network in five ways: via App Center, Notifications, News Feed, Timeline, and games users have Bookmarked to play later on. Seeing in the…
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