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[00:00.00]The social network Facebook reported [00:03.58]that it now has 1.44 billion monthly active users (MAU) worldwide. [00:09.40]That is 50 million more users than the population of China [00:14.31]and over 188 million more than India's population. [00:19.54]Facebook also reported that 75 percent of its users [00:25.19]access the site via mobile devices as of March 2015. [00:30.81]Despite its growing user base [00:33.35]and accessibility via smartphones and tablets, [00:37.54]Facebook's income dropped 13 percent [00:40.88]over year-ago levels to $933 million. [00:45.56]That is likely a result of several factors, analysts say. [00:50.80]Over the last year Facebook has spent money [00:54.43]to buy the photo-sharing Instagram app. [00:57.62]It launched "Messenger" for users to communicate directly [01:02.05]and added videos to the site to compete with YouTube. [01:05.99]Additionally, more than half of Facebook's revenue [01:10.14]comes from nations other than the United States. [01:13.38]For example, it is very popular in Indonesia. [01:17.26]The recent rise in the value of the U.S. dollar [01:20.84]may have cut into Facebook's overall profits. [01:24.24]In a statement to the media, [01:26.63]Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg [01:30.56]called its quarterly report [01:32.70]"a good quarter and a good start to the year." [01:35.99]Facebook launched to the public in December 2004 [01:40.73]but had little growth in its first four years. [01:43.97]Social media strategist Ben Foster calculates [01:49.09]that Facebook has seen explosive growth since April of 2009. [01:54.43]"The strong growth in Mobile MAUs tells me [01:59.01]that Facebook is becoming the first thing [02:01.60]people go to on their mobile device, [02:04.04]" Foster told VOA via email. " [02:07.08]If this trend continues, [02:09.17]Facebook could easily become the primary source [02:12.75]of traffic for publishers and companies. [02:15.44]This could change the digital landscape for content, [02:19.28]as the content we prefer to consume on mobile [02:22.66]is quite different than content we prefer on a browser." [02:26.84]Much of Facebook's revenue comes from sales of ads [02:32.12]that are tailored for users based on their Facebook activities and friends. [02:37.79]Earlier this year in March, the European Court of Justice – [02:42.87]the EU's highest-such court – heard a complaint against Facebook. [02:48.00]The social media site allegedly passed data [02:52.18]from European users to the U.S. National Security Agency. [02:56.61]This violates EU privacy protections. [03:01.04]Despite privacy concerns, [03:03.83]analyst Foster says the numbers suggest people actually like the product, [03:10.01]and the number of users will grow. [03:12.76]"For Facebook's reach, if they are the best at delivering content, [03:18.33]then they will continue to get more users which will continue the cycle," he said. [03:23.13]I'm Jim Tedder.

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Facebook Has More Users than Population of China

The social network Facebook reported that it now has 1.44 billion monthly active users (MAU) worldwide. That is 50 million more users than the population of China and over 188 million more than India’s population.

Facebook also reported that 75 percent of its usersaccess the site via mobile devices as of March 2015.

Despite its growing user base and accessibility viasmartphones and tablets, Facebook’s income dropped13 percent over year-ago levels to $933 million.

That is likely a result of several factors, analysts say.

Over the last year Facebook has spent money to buythe photo-sharing Instagram app. It launched“Messenger” for users to communicate directly andadded videos to the site to compete with YouTube.

Additionally, more than half of Facebook’s revenuecomes from nations other than the United States. Forexample, it is very popular in Indonesia. The recent risein the value of the U.S. dollar may have cut intoFacebook’s overall profits.

In a statement to the media, Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerbergcalled its quarterly report “a good quarter and a good start to the year.”

Facebook launched to the public in December 2004 but had little growth in itsfirst four years. Social media strategist Ben Foster calculates that Facebookhas seen explosive growth since April of 2009.

People are silhouetted as they pose with mobile devices in front of a screen projected with a Facebook logo, in this picture illustration taken in Zenica October 29, 2014.

“The strong growth in Mobile MAUs tells me that Facebook is becoming thefirst thing people go to on their mobile device,” Foster told VOA via email. “Ifthis trend continues, Facebook could easily become the primary source oftraffic for publishers and companies. This could change the digital landscapefor content, as the content we prefer to consume on mobile is quite differentthan content we prefer on a browser.”

Much of Facebook’s revenue comes from sales of ads that are tailored forusers based on their Facebook activities and friends.

Earlier this year in March, the European Court of Justice – the EU’s highest-such court – heard a complaint against Facebook. The social media siteallegedly passed data from European users to the U.S. National SecurityAgency. This violates EU privacy protections.

Despite privacy concerns, analyst Foster says the numbers suggest peopleactually like the product, and the number of users will grow.

“For Facebook's reach, if they are the best at delivering content, then they willcontinue to get more users which will continue the cycle,” he said.

I’m Jim Tedder.

Doug Barnard reported this story from Washington. Hai Do adapted it forLearning English. Jim Tedder was the editor.

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Words in This Story

accessibility – n.; accessible adj. able to be reached or approached

factor – n. something that helps produce or influence a result

quarterly report – n. (in finance) a financial report for investors that coversthree months of the year and required of public company

explosive – adj. happening quickly and suddenly

Facebook Has More Users than Population of China

臉書(shū)的用戶(hù)比中國(guó)的人口還要多

The social network Facebook reported that it now has 1.44 billion monthly active users (MAU) worldwide. That is 50 million more users than the population of Chinaand over 188 million more than India’s population.

社交網(wǎng)Facebook報(bào)道，現(xiàn)在全球每月它的活躍用戶(hù)已達(dá)14.4億。也就是說(shuō)比中國(guó)的人口多出5000萬(wàn)，比印度的人口多出1.88億。

Facebook also reported that 75 percent of its users access the site via mobile devices as of March 2015.

Facebook還報(bào)道說(shuō)，自2015年3月來(lái)，75%的用戶(hù)通過(guò)移動(dòng)設(shè)備訪(fǎng)問(wèn)該網(wǎng)站。

Despite its growing user base and accessibility via smartphones and tablets, Facebook’s income dropped 13 percent over year-ago levels to $933 million.

盡管日益增長(zhǎng)的用戶(hù)通過(guò)智能手機(jī)和平板電腦訪(fǎng)問(wèn)網(wǎng)站，F(xiàn)acebook的收入較上年同期水平下降了13%，至9.33億美元。

That is likely a result of several factors, analysts say.

分析家稱(chēng)，可能是這幾個(gè)方面的因素造成的。

Over the last year Facebook has spent money to buy the photo-sharing Instagram app. It launched“Messenger” for users to communicate directly and added videos to the site to compete with YouTube.

去年Facebook花了錢(qián)買(mǎi)照片分享Instagram的應(yīng)用。它推出“信使”，讓用戶(hù)溝通更直接。在網(wǎng)站上添加了視頻，與YouTube競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。

Additionally, more than half of Facebook’s revenue comes from nations other than the United States. For example, it is very popular in Indonesia. The recent rise in the value of the U.S. dollar may have cut into Facebook’s overall profits.

此外,Facebook的一半以上的收入來(lái)自美國(guó)以外的國(guó)家。比如，臉書(shū)在印度尼西亞非常受歡迎。最近美元價(jià)值的不斷上升有可能削減Facebook的整體利潤(rùn)。

In a statement to the media, Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg called its quarterly report “a good quarter and a good start to the year.”

在媒體的一份聲明中,Facebook聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官馬克·扎克伯格在其季度報(bào)告中稱(chēng)“這是一個(gè)好的季度，也是一年的好的開(kāi)始”。

Facebook launched to the public in December 2004 but had little growth in its first four years. Social media strategist Ben Foster calculates that Facebook has seen explosive growth since April of 2009.

Facebook在2004年12月向公眾推出但在第一個(gè)四年幾乎沒(méi)有增長(zhǎng)。社會(huì)媒體戰(zhàn)略家福斯特認(rèn)為,Facebook 自2009年4月以來(lái)經(jīng)歷了爆炸式增長(zhǎng)。

“The strong growth in Mobile MAUs tells me that Facebook is becoming the first thing people go to on their mobile device,” Foster told VOA via email. “If this trend continues, Facebook could easily become the primary source of traffic for publishers and companies. This could change the digital landscape for content, as the content we prefer to consume on mobile is quite different than content we prefer on a browser.”

“Mobile MAUs的強(qiáng)勁增長(zhǎng)告訴我，F(xiàn)acebook已經(jīng)慢慢變成人們打開(kāi)移動(dòng)設(shè)備后的第一個(gè)選擇。”foster通過(guò)Email對(duì)voa說(shuō)，“如果這一趨勢(shì)繼續(xù)下去，F(xiàn)acebook很容易成為出版商和公司交通的主要來(lái)源。這可能會(huì)從內(nèi)容上改變數(shù)字景象，我們更愿意在移動(dòng)設(shè)備上瀏覽內(nèi)容，因?yàn)檫@和在瀏覽器上是非常不同的感受。”

Much of Facebook’s revenue comes from sales of ads that are tailored for users based on their Facebook activities and friends.

Facebook的大部分收入來(lái)自廣告的銷(xiāo)售，那是基于用戶(hù)的活動(dòng)和朋友為他們定制的。

Earlier this year in March, the European Court of Justice – the EU’s highest-such court – heard a complaint against Facebook. The social media site allegedly passed data from European users to the U.S. National Security Agency. This violates EU privacy protections.

今年早些時(shí)候3月,歐洲法院-歐盟級(jí)別最高的此類(lèi)法院聽(tīng)到一些關(guān)于投訴Facebook的聲音。Facebook這家社會(huì)媒體網(wǎng)站把稱(chēng)歐洲用戶(hù)的數(shù)據(jù)傳遞給美國(guó)國(guó)家安全局。這違反了歐盟隱私保護(hù)措施。

Despite privacy concerns, analyst Foster says the numbers suggest people actually like the product, and the number of users will grow.

盡管有隱私問(wèn)題的顧慮，分析家Foster稱(chēng)用戶(hù)的數(shù)量暗示人們其實(shí)是喜歡Facebook的，用戶(hù)的數(shù)量還會(huì)繼續(xù)增加。

“For Facebook's reach, if they are the best at delivering content, then they will continue to get more users which will continue the cycle,” he said.

他說(shuō)“以Facebook達(dá)到的成就，如果他們?cè)趥鞑?nèi)容方面最好，那么他們會(huì)繼續(xù)得到更多的用戶(hù)，然后繼續(xù)這個(gè)循環(huán)”

I’m Jim Tedder.

我是Jim Tedder

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