Top 5 Social Networking Sites Around the World

According to Nielsen Company, the top five social networking sites around the world as of June 2010 are listed below. Please note that Nielsen do not class Flickr and Twitter as social networks, hence their non-inclusion in the top 5.

United States

1. Facebook
2. MySpace
3. Linkedin
4. Classmates online
5. Ning

United Kingdom

1. Facebook
2. MySpace
3. Linkedin
4. Bebo
5. Friends Reunited

Australia

1. Facebook
2. MySpace
3. Linkedin
4. Ning
5. Friends Reunited

Germany

1. Facebook
2. VZnet Netzwerke
3. Stayfriends
4. Wer-kennt-wen
5. Xing

Spain

1. Facebook
2. Tuenti
3. MySpace
4. Badoo
5. Fotolog

Brazil

1. Orkut
2. Facebook
3. iG Comunidades
4. UOL Comunidades
5. Ning

Italy

1. Facebook
2. MySpace
3. Badoo
4. Netlog
5. Linkedin

Talking Point

Are you surprised that Facebook is not the number one social networking site in Brazil?