Sheryl Sandberg Heads To Japan To Talk Facebook's Focus On Asia
Though Facebook is still frozen out of China, there is still major growth potential throughout Asia. Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg is in Japan now speaking about the social network's plans to grow in the region that already has 255 million users.
Although Facebook is still frozen out of China, there is still major growth potential throughout Asia. Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg is in Japan now speaking about the social network’s plans to grow in the region, which already has 255 million users.
According to Socialbakers, Facebook has roughly 14 million users in Japan. However, Japanese-based social network Mixi has roughly 21 million, most of whom are native to the country. Facebook is continuing to even the playing field in east Asia, though, and Sandberg is in Japan to spread the social network’s message.
According to PC Magazine, Sandberg met with Yoko Komiyama, Japan’s health, labor, and welfare minister, to discuss the site’s organ-donor registration program, which recently launched in Japan and South Korea.
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