"We think that in the developing markets like India, Indonesia, and the Philippines, there are many such duplicate or counterfeit accounts compared to more advanced markets," the report said.
By 31 December 2017, the number of per month active users on FB was 2.13 billion, which is 14% more than December 31, 2016. On December 31, 2016, the quantity of MAUs was 1.86 billion, of which 6% was 11.4 billion 'fake accounts'.
The story said that the growth of users in Indonesia, India, and Vietnam was higher in December 2017 than in December 2016. Duplicate (fake) accounts are those accounts which a user holds in addition to their primary account.
It has been clarified in the report that the estimation of fake or fraudulent accounts is based on the internal review of the limited sample of accounts. The company said that the estimate of false or fraudulent accounts could be different from the actual number. Measuring such accounts on the scale is tough.
