The Commonwealth is alive and well – and even a few avowed republican countries appear to have gotten caught up in the royal baby excitement, according to figures released this morning by Facebook.
More than 1 million mentions of the royal baby were made on the social networking site around the world within an hour of the baby’s birth, according to Facebook.
And in a global map released showing the geographic hotspots of royal baby status updates, the Commonwealth has come up trumps.
The UK, Australia, South Africa, Canada and India were all registering a flurry of royal baby mentions this morning. Interestingly, the United States and France – long-time republican stalwarts among the international community – registered the second and fifth most mentions of the royal baby respectively.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the demographic breakdown of people buzzing about the royal birth shows 25-34 year old women as those on the social network most excited about the arrival.
Facebook reports:
Top 5 countries buzzing about it during that time (Please refer to the map attached, darker = more buzz. Buzz = posts and comments)
- UK
- United States
- Canada
- Italy
- France
Top demographics buzzing about it during the hour it was announced:
- 25-34 year old women
- 18-24 year old women
- 35-44 year old women
- 18-24 year old men
- 45-54 year old women
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