Facebook Opens French Sales Office, Penetration Reaches 10% of French Population

Facebook is growing at a blistering pace in France: the number French users on Facebook has exploded 408% in 2008 from 1.2 million at the beginning of the year to over 6.1 million today, or 10% of the country’s population.

As a result, Facebook today announced that it is opening a sales office in France for the first time, led by Damien Vincent. Blake Chandlee, Facebook’s Commercial Director for Europe, said, “Over the next few months, Damien will be building a sales team in Paris in recognition of the increasing desire by companies in France and nearby countries to make advertising on Facebook a part of their growth strategy.”

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