Report: In Q4 Facebook Once Again Dominated The Social Login Landscape

It has been an excellent run for Facebook over the past few months. Not only was their Q4 earnings report stellar, they’ve  also owned the overall social referral space. To top things off, Gigya, a consumer management suite, is showing that Facebook is yet again dominating the social login space. According to Gigya, Facebook held […]

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It has been an excellent run for Facebook over the past few months. Not only was their Q4 earnings report stellar, they’ve  also owned the overall social referral space. To top things off, Gigya, a consumer management suite, is showing that Facebook is yet again dominating the social login space.

According to Gigya, Facebook held steady in Q4 and holds 51% of all social logins worldwide with a 51% marketshare. Google+ obtained the silver with a 28% share (up 2% from Q3):

Overall-LoginsFacebook continues to dominate the mobile login space as well with 63% of the marketshare. Google+ jumped a full 5 percentage points from Q3 to Q4 and is now up to a quarter of the overall marketshare.

 

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When looking at North American traffic only, the Gigya numbers were closer to the Janrain Q4 report that was released earlier this month. Google+ actually gained ground from Q3, up to 31% of the North American market compared to 27% in Q3 while Facebook stayed rock-solid at 47%:

North-America-LoginsIn Q4 Facebook did see improvements across the board in the verticals that Gigya tracks including:

  • Ecommerce – Up 2% to 76% of social login marketshare.
  • Media Poublishers – Up 1% to 45%
  • Consumer Brands – Up 5% to 66%
  • Travel/Hospitality – Up 9% to 59%
  • Education/Non-Profit – Up 7% to 79%


For the full report including full breakdown by category and region , head on over to Gigya.


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Greg Finn is the Director of Marketing for Cypress North, a company that provides world-class social media and search marketing services and web & application development. He has been in the Internet marketing industry for 10+ years and specializes in Digital Marketing. You can also find Greg on Twitter (@gregfinn) or LinkedIn.

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