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Facebook has a massive gender divide in India

September 08, 2016

India has been experiencing exploding growth in all manner of waysincluding internet literacy. There are now 462 million active internet users, up 90% from March 2015. 

While 153 million people in the country are now active social media users, women make up a dismal share.

Typically, women dominate social media the world over but India is a different story. For every woman using Facebook, there are three male users on the platform, according to a recent report from UK consultancy We Are Social. 

Comprised of 24% women, the country's Facebook user base gender ratio is one of the worst in the Asia-Pacific Region, joining its neighborsPakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladeshat the bottom of the list.

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