When I saw this slick infograph by SingleGrain, I noticed the top 10 countries with the most Facebook users.  It is very interesting that, Church Online shares 7 of the top 10 countries. Here is the list of top 10 countries for both Facebook and Church Online.

FACEBOOK users // CHURCH ONLINE visits

1) United States // 1) United States

2) Indonesia // 2) Pakistan

3) United Kingdom // 3) India

4) Turkey // 4) Turkey

5) India // 5) Mexico

6) Mexico // 6) United Kingdom

7) Philippines // 7) China

8) France // 8) Indonesia

9) Italy // 9) Canada

10) Canada // 10) Malaysia

Here are a few take-aways I have from this discovery.  First, our sell-out to Facebook as our community and connection for Church Online is a good one.  Those visiting from our top countries will have a high likely hood of being able to connect and grow through our Facebook presence.  Also, as we grow our Facebook effectiveness it is definitely a variable in bringing visits from these countries to Church Online - a nice win-win.

Second, the countries that we share with Facebook are a great place for us to focus and make country specific pushes through Church Online.  This is something we have been discussing as we try to become a more effective global minsitry.  These countries are great place to start.  There is a great possibility for high ROI (return on investment) as we can see that there is good penetration of social media, which is a great indicator of internet connection and use. 

Share some ministry implications or thoughts you see from this data?