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The number of Facebook users in Azerbaijan has hit 506,780, a research group said on Tuesday.

Over the last four months, the number of the social network’s users in the country has increased by 105,180, according to Facebakers research group's report.

The Azerbaijani Facebook segment ranks 93rd in the attendance rating, one point less compared to May.

6.1 percent of the Azerbaijani population use Facebook, which is 1.26 pct more compared to early May.

The percentage of users among the total number of Internet users in Azerbaijan increased 2.85 pct and amounted to 13.74 pct.

Some 64 pct of the total number of users are men, while 36 percent are women.

Some 47 pct of Facebook visitors are people aged 18-24, while around 24 pct are aged 25-34, and 16 and 17-year-old users account for 12 percent of the total number of users.

Moreover, 6 pct of users are in the age categories of 35-44 and 13-15, while those aged 45-54 account for two pct, and only one percent are aged 55 to 64 and above 65.

The number of Facebook users in Azerbaijan exceeds that in some other CIS countries, such as Kazakhstan, with 309,920 users, Belarus with 319,640 users, Moldova with 204,320 users, Armenia with 208,880 users, Uzbekistan with 86,280 users, Kyrgyzstan with 51,620 users, Tajikistan with 22,620 users and Turkmenistan with 12,360 users.

The top five Facebook-using countries in the world are the United States, Indonesia, UK, Turkey and India, according to Facebakers.

The total number of Facebook users globally is 759.1 million.

Facebook was launched in 2004. At present, its services are available in 60 languages, including Azerbaijani.