Top 10 Facebook Applications for January 2010

Facebook has achieved a new milestone among social networking competitors. The networking giant has over 350 million registered users. Due to its popularity Facebook has successful integrated a variety of free online games to attract its users. Millions of fans log on daily to enjoy their favorite online game. Here is a detailed list of the top 10 applications and games on Facebook for January 2010. The following list shows the number of monthly active users, the number of fans and the developer for each respective application. All current data and information is subject to change.

1. FarmVille
FarmVille has 74,252,380 monthly active users. The game has 11,260,060 fans. FarmVille is developed by Zynga. The application has a rating of 4.2 out of 5. For more information about the game you can click here.

2. Birthday Cards
Birthday Cards has 32,396,936 monthly active users. The application has 117,386 fans. Birthday Cards was developed by RockYou! The application has a rating of 3.9 out of 5. For more information about the application you can click here.

3. Cafe World
Café World has 30,075,760 monthly active users. The game has 4,161,725 fans. Café World is developed by Zynga. The application has a rating of 3.4 out of 5. For more information about the game you can click here.

4. iHeart
Facebook for iHeart has 29,125,274 monthly active users. The application has 361,127 fans. iHeart was developed by Mmkay. The application has a rating of 4.3 out of 5. For more information about the application you can click here.

5. Aquarium
Happy Aquarium has 28,218,677 monthly active users. The game has 3,903,450 fans. Happy Aquarium was developed CrowdStar. The application has a rating of 4.1 out of 5. For more information about the game you can click here.

6. Facebook for iPhone
Facebook for iPhone has 25,372,280 monthly active users. The application has 731,998 fans. Facebook for iPhone was developed by Facebook. The application has a rating of 3.7 out of 5. For more information about the application you can click here.

7. Causes
Causes has 25,036,989 monthly active users. The application has 204,592 fans. Causes was developed by Causes. The application has a rating of 4.4 out of 5. For more information about the application you can click here.

8. FishVille
FishVille has 24,488,757 monthly active users. The game has 4,316,178 fans. FishVille was developed by Zynga. The application has a rating of 3.9 out of 5. For more information about the game you can click here.

9. Texas HoldEm Poker
Texas HoldEm Poker has 24,451,355 monthly active users. The game has 1,443,986 fans. Texas HoldEm Poker was developed by Zynga. The application has a rating of 4.2 out of 5. For more info on the game you can click here.

10. Mafia Wars
Mafia Wars has 23,442,553 monthly active users. The game has 1,543,425 fans. Mafia Wars was developed by Zynga. The application has a rating of 4.0 out of 5. For more info on the game you can click here.

The numbers for these applications speak for themselves. There is a growing business in the world of social networking. While these numbers are impressive we have to keep in mind that social networking services have implications on adolescent relationships. I have linked an article that discusses the effects of social networking. For more information you can read the article here.

Source:
Facebook
InsideSocialGames.com
Appdata.com