Top 10 Facebook Games for 2009

Facebook is currently the most popular social networking service. The networking giant has over 350 million registered users. Due to its popularity Facebook has successful integrated a variety of 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 games played on Facebook. The following list shows the number of monthly active users, the number of fans and the developer for each respective game. I've also linked an article that explains the implications of social networking sites on adolescent relationships. Read here.

Top 1 Facebook Game for December 2009: FarmVille

FarmVille has 69,275,506 monthly active users. The game has 7,257,192 fans. The developer of FarmVill is Zynga.

Top 2 Facebook Game for December 2009: Cafe World

Café World has 30,874,476 monthly active users. The game has 3,606,672 fans. The developer of Café World is Zynga.

Top 3 Facebook Game for December 2009: Mafia Wars

Mafia Wars has 26,817,594 monthly active users. The game has 1,154,756 fans. The developer of Mafia Wars is Zynga.

Top 4 Facebook Game for December 2009: Happy Aquarium

Happy Aquarium has 27,418,227 monthly active users. The game has 2,991,136 fans. The developer of Happy Aquarium is CrowStar.

Top 5 Facebook Game for December 2009: Pet Society

Pet Society has 21,585,947 monthly active users. The game has 3,691,660 fans. The developer of Pet Society is Playfish.

Top 6 Facebook Game for December 2009: FishVille

FishVille has 21,808,699 monthly active users. The game has 707,947 fans. The developer of FishVille is Zynga.

Top 7 Facebook Game for December 2009: Texas HoldEm Poker

Texas HoldEm Poker has 19,823,396 monthly active users. The game has 1,066,309 fans. The developer of Texas HoldEm Poker is Zynga.

Top 8 Facebook Game for December 2009: YoVille

YoVille has 19,067,974 monthly active users. The game has 2,907,383 fans. The developer of YoVille is Zynga.

Top 9 Facebook Game for December 2009: Farm Town

Farm Town has 18,415,483 monthly active users. The game has 1,757,244 fans. The developer of Farm Town is Slashkey

Top 10 Facebook Game for December 2009: Restaurant City

Restaurant City has 17,100,777 monthly active users. The game has 2,165,196 fans. The developer of Restaurant City is Playfish.

The numbers for these online games speak for themselves. There is a booming business in the world of social gaming. While these numbers are impressive we have to keep in mind that social networking services have implications on adolescent relationships. Jedley Manimtim wrote an interesting article on the effects of social networking. For more information you can read the article here.