Manchester United Celebrate 1 Year on Facebook

Yesterday, Manchester United celebrated being on Facebook for a year…and what a successful year it has been!  Going from 0 to almost 17m fans on their new page with a mix of good content (behind the scenes, match info), promotions (kit, tickets, tours) and coversation around games and transfers. 

Currently squeezed between the Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona in the global Facebook league , though it has be remembered that both these clubs have acounts in different languages (Real Madrid include Spanish, Catalan and Japanese as well as English as their core markets).

As part of their celebration United have released this infographic to highlight their achievements on Facebook, is a great picture that am sure will spread and help them grow even more….

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