Malaysia FriendX Exceeds 150,000 Members

January 21, 2007 (PRLEAP.COM) Technology News
MALAYSIA, Kuala Lumpur - FriendX.com, a personal networking service connecting friends, family, and work colleagues, today announced its member base exceeded 150,000. FriendX member base has grown by over 120% in the last two years, making the Website one of the Internet's largest communities in Malaysia.

According to Nielson//Net Ratings, most social networking sites were visited by over 12,828,000unique monthly visitors (Oct 2006). And the community sites adds approximately 1.5 million new members each month to its directories which include 200,000 schools, 1 million places of employment.

FriendX leads the Malaysia industry in subscriptions for paid content (avatar) with over 100,000 subscribers, and has sustained profitability since April 2005. Researcher Jupiter Media Metrix estimates that online subscription revenue will grow from $1.4 million this year to $5.8 million in 2007.

"Reaching 150,000 members is a significant milestone for FriendX - it positions the company as one of the Internet's largest communities while demonstrating the viability of our business model," said PY Tey, president and chief executive officer of FriendX. "With the support of our members, we've built a community that fosters relationships across space and time. This milestone emphasizes the importance of customer satisfaction and is evidence of our ability to consistently meet member needs."

About FriendX.com
FriendX.com is the first truly Malaysia online community portal catered for our English speaking youths in the country. It’s also the leading online community portal offering social network to meet new friends both online and mobile. Currently FriendX.com houses a whopping 150,000 registered users. For more information, Visit http://www.friendx.com

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