This week we look at pages offering you the chance to score some free goodies, play games and find out about sports and movies. Take a gander at the leaderboard below, and if you want to see even more data about Facebook, be sure to check out our our statistics section.
This Week’s Explosive Pages
| Name | # Of Fans | Daily Growth | Weekly Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Suave Beauty | 322,435 | 3,446 | 185,815 |
| 2. Australia: The Movie | 169,773 | -90 | 157,717 |
| 3. EA Sports Madden NFL | 533,491 | 14,657 | 140,882 |
| 4. Dove | 619,221 | 25,158 | 122,108 |
| 5. New York Jets | 710,508 | 1,474 | 114,730 |
| 6. Amazon Kindle | 758,793 | 5,494 | 111,601 |
| 7. I Love You, Beth Cooper | 119,370 | 191 | 98,791 |
| 8. Earth Hour | 617,319 | 3,148 | 92,540 |
| 9. Facebook Brasil | 938,415 | 11,552 | 88,207 |
| 10. wikiHow | 827,080 | 9,929 | 86,310 |
Score free stuff: Suave Beauty tops our list this week, as a contest giving away free styling products has surely helped the brand earn more likes. Weekly growth increased 185,815. Another promotion accounts for the page ranked number six: the chance win an Amazon Kindle got 111,601 new entries in the past seven days — the deadline for entry is this Thursday.
For film fans: Two movies that are currently available on DVD took notable leaps since last Monday. Australia: The Movie nabbed 157,717 new fans, ranking second on this week’s list. I Love You, Beth Cooper enjoyed a weekly growth increase of 98,791, to put the flick in seventh place.
Keep feeling clean: Dove‘s body wash sells on the brand’s Facebook page, and that has drawn 122,108 new fans this week. The soap ranks fourth in our list.
Football contests: The popular EA Sports video game Madden had a tremendous week on the social network. The popular page grew by 140,882 gamers, making the application rank third on our list. Helping attract the fans is the chance to win a trip to next year’s Super Bowl. An entirely different type of contest shows up on the New York Jets page, which touts how to become a cheerleader for the team; that helped inspire 114,730 people to tap the like button, putting the team in the number five spot.
Help save the world: Earth Hour occurred this past weekend; 92,540 people clicked like to show their support for the non-profit organization that set up the event. The page ranks eighth in this week’s list.
Last but not least: Facebook Brasil and wikiHow close out our list this week. The Facebook page for the South American country witnessed a 88,207 weekly growth increase, to rank at number nine. Finally, wikiHow’s educational presence on the social network accrued 86,310 new fans, ranking tenth overall.
Source: All Facebook
Monday, March 28, 2011