facebook gaming update: Castleville Explodes As Facebook’s Fastest Growing App

Zynga's [newest game][1] has already set a record in its first week, [growing faster][2] than any other application on Facebook ever has.

# Facebook's Fastest Growing Applications

Name Daily Active Users Monthly Active Users Weekly Growth

1. **CastleVille**
2,700,000
3,300,000
3,298,000

2. **Yahoo!**
830,000
7,900,000
1,700,000

3. **21 questions**
830,000
9,900,000
1,000,000

4. **Skype**
2,200,000
9,300,000
900,000

5. **Static Iframe Tab**
1,000,000
26,100,000
800,000

6. **Bubble Witch Saga**
2,700,000
8,000,000
600,000

7. **Static HTML: iframe tabs**
3,300,000
72,800,000
600,000

8. **TabPress Custom iFrame Tabs**
100,000
3,000,000
600,000

9. **Washington Post Social Reader**
320,000
2,600,000
600,000

10. **Between You and Me**
300,000
3,500,000
500,000

11. **Scribd**
530,000
14,000,000
500,000

12. **Spotify**
2,900,000
8,300,000
500,000

13. **Mis Fotos**
450,000
3,100,000
400,000

14. **ShareAndTell.com**
80,000
2,000,000
400,000

15. **Tetris Battle**
2,300,000
7,000,000
400,000

16. **The Pokerist club — Texas Poker**
170,000
1,500,000
400,000

17. **Profile Banner (all languages)**
400,000
540,000
390,000

18. **FarmVille**
7,000,000
30,700,000
300,000

19. **Pagemodo Custom Welcome Tab**
410,000
10,200,000
300,000

20. **Profile Banner**
500,000
5,600,000
300,000

# Games

[![][3]][3]Zynga has had a tremendous week: [CastleVille][4], but the brand new edition to the developer's résumé is already setting world records for its first week growth totals. The app kicks off the list with an incomparable 3,298,000 seven day increase.

But the company's steadfast favorite, [FarmVille][4], falls six spots to finish this week in 18th after only increasing by 300,000 players.

Rallying an eight spot advancement over last week, [Bubble Witch Saga][5] lands in sixth with 600,000 new gamers this week. Making its return as a growing app, [a re-imagining][6] of the classic Tetris video game successfully claims the 15th position;, adding 400,000 players this week.

One more comeback to mention within the gaming trend, [The Pokerist club — Texas Poker][7] proves that free is always better as chip giveaways aid in a 400,000 gain, for a 16th place finish.

# Connect

![][8]The new additions to [Yahoo][9]'s connectivity with Facebook proves to have a positive impact on countdown rankings. Second place is a strong finish for the search engine, and 1,700,000 more social networkers are synching their accounts.

[Skype][10] comes in fourth, with 900,000 additions. [_Washington Post_ Social Reader][11] advances to ninth place, with 600,000 new readers.

[Scribd][12] declines five places to finish in 11th, with 500,000 additions. [Spotify][13] comes in 12th, with a 500,000 increase. [ShareAndTell.com][14] finishes in 14th, picking up 400,000 new users.

# Questions

A trend that returned last week is picking up steam: Advancing five positions to finish in third place, [21 Question][15] collects 1,100,000 new users. [Between You and Me][16] returns to the list this week in 10th place, with 600,000 additions.

# Page Creation

[![][17]][17]Woobox's [Static Iframe Tab][18] comes in fifth, with 800,000 built and user views. Last week's fastest growing app, [Static HTML: iframe tabs][19] falls to eighth, with 600,000 new users. [TabPress Custom iFrame Tabs][20] finishes in ninth, with about 600,000 adds. [Pagemodo Custom Welcome Tab][21] is 19th, with 300,000 new users.

# Fun

[Mis Fotos][22] is found three steps ahead of where it was last week, finishing in 13th, as 500,000 social networkers head towards the Turbulence-developed application.

Two applications on the list let you reorganizing photo layouts on profiles. The [Profile Banner (all languages)][23] comes in 17th with 390,000 Facebookers adding the app. [Profile Banner][24] finishes in 20th, after gaining 300,000 new users this week.

Readers, did you find yourself using any of the week's fastest growing competitors?

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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Castleville Explodes As Facebook’s Fastest Growing App

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