Facebook Is The Most Popular Mobile App In The U.S.

We know that more and more users around the world are accessing Facebook through their phones, but new statistics released Wednesday by comScore show that Facebook's native application has surpassed Google Maps and is now the most widely used mobile utility in the U.S.

We know that more and more users around the world are accessing Facebook through their phones, but new statistics released Wednesday by comScore show that Facebook’s native application has surpassed Google Maps and is now the most widely used mobile utility in the U.S.

As reported by Mashable, Facebook passed Google Maps in October 2012 — largely because Google Maps was booted as a default app on iOS 6 — and stayed on top through the rest of the year.

According to comScore, Facebook’s mobile apps on iOS, Android, and BlackBerry had 85.5

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