Facebook allows application developers to create small programs called apps (short for applications) and use Facebook as a platform.
For those of you that like to APP it up on your Facebook Page, here’s a pretty concise list of the top Apps for this year- most of the list if from best to worst.
Why do developers create apps? Some developers just want to create a fun application for people to enjoy. The app enhances the user experience on a social network. Others are building programs that are part of a marketing strategy — they hope the application will nudge users to purchase a particular product or subscribe to a service. A few create applications that gather data in order to create targeted advertising. And some are taking advantage of the open nature of Facebook to create malicious programs or run scams in an effort to con users or cause mischief.
So, remember to protect yourself from these phishing scams and avoid the headache!
| Name | Developer | MAU |
Daily Growth |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |
FarmVille | Zynga | 56,511,107 | 195,427 |
| 2. |  |
CityVille | Zynga | 51,356,891 | 3,430,573 |
| 3. |  |
Phrases | Takeoff Monkey, Inc. | 47,550,269 | -221,038 |
| 4. |  |
Texas HoldEm Poker | Zynga | 34,347,919 | 132,092 |
| 5. |  |
FrontierVille | Zynga | 31,087,486 | 151,400 |
| 6. |  |
Facebook for BlackBerry® smartphones | Research In Motion, Ltd. | 26,319,359 | 76,196 |
| 7. |  |
Bing | Microsoft | 24,771,255 | 7,559 |
| 8. |  |
Causes | Causes | 21,108,958 | 403,533 |
| 9. |  |
Mafia Wars Game | Zynga | 19,088,564 | -11,255 |
| 10. |  |
Café World | Zynga | 17,532,353 | 67,370 |
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Name |
MAU |
Daily MAU Growth |
Weekly MAU Growth |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Zynga | 234,702,900 | -1,421,923 | -3,004,491 |
| 2. | CrowdStar | 47,909,664 | -414,999 | 15,527,302 |
| 3. | Takeoff Monkey, Inc. | 47,550,269 | 639,342 | 0 |
| 4. | Electronic Arts | 38,925,837 | -356,710 | 304,465 |
| 5. | Pencake Limited | 37,135,404 | 233 | 21,925,435 |
| 6. | Playdom | 35,652,873 | 541,505 | 905,485 |
| 7. | Digital Chocolate, Inc. | 27,852,735 | 183,389 | 1,684,529 |
| 8. | Research In Motion, Ltd. | 26,320,391 | 88,463 | 374,157 |
| 9. | @Apps | 26,028,780 | -183,778 | -339,626 |
| 10. | Microsoft | 25,584,626 | 11,065 | 548,058 |
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Name |
MAU |
Daily MAU Growth |
Weekly MAU Growth |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | |
CityVille | 51,356,891 | 3,430,573 | 24,742,242 |
| 2. |  |
My Year In Status | 13,991,178 | 445,375 | 4,269,293 |
| 3. |  |
Best Christmas Friends | 10,880,803 | 436,768 | 3,671,122 |
| 4. | |
Causes | 21,108,958 | 403,533 | 3,637,102 |
| 5. |  |
Zuma Blitz | 5,113,050 | 299,728 | 3,635,968 |
| 6. |  |
Merry Christmas To All My Friends 🙂 | 2,848,608 | 827,256 | 2,710,183 |
| 7. |  |
Badoo | 8,756,518 | 603,006 | 2,705,003 |
| 8. |  |
Facebook Platform Opt In | 8,062,668 | 269,958 | 1,972,859 |
| 9. |  |
@Hearts | 9,555,863 | 166,579 | 1,321,698 |
| 10. |  |
@Hugs | 10,403,165 | 158,381 | 1,282,540 |
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Name |
MAU |
Daily MAU Growth |
Weekly MAU Growth |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |
Video | 43,160,228 | -4,708,201 | -32,185,020 |
| 2. |  |
Notes | 20,346,214 | -2,445,847 | -17,011,484 |
| 3. |  |
Links | 14,488,715 | -2,254,061 | -15,775,942 |
| 4. |  |
Events | 23,738,800 | -1,693,878 | -11,833,010 |
| 5. |  |
Static FBML | 94,224,075 | -372,648 | -3,011,911 |
| 6. |  |
Quiz Whiz | 16,102,435 | -391,831 | -2,573,396 |
| 7. |  |
Reviews | 17,409,444 | -184,988 | -1,408,085 |
| 8. |  |
OTTO Modelcontest | 1,064,655 | -207,583 | -1,249,066 |
| 9. |  |
Conexión Social | 7,373,729 | -246,036 | -1,214,913 |
| 10. | |
Static FBML 4 | 15,831,372 | -153,962 | -1,043,413 |
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