Bible takes over from Bieber on Facebook

Friday, April 15th, 2011

The Bible, this week, has taken over Facebook’s top spot from Internet pop sensation, Justin Bieber.

In doing so, the best-selling book in history, also surpasses the likes of the Manchester United, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid football clubs, Lady Gaga and the President of the United States, Barack Obama.

With Easter and the Passover fast approaching, engagement on other religious sites also feature prominently in the Facebook top 20. Jesus Christ , with some 2.1 million followers and 400,000 interactions and Jesus Daily with 4.7 million followers and 389,000 interactions feature inside the top 10.

Both Jesus Christ and Jesus Daily offer fresh religious content, and for the second week in a row the two pages are ‘nipping at each other’s heals’.

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