Facebook managed to beat Google last week to become the most visited website in the United States.
According to data supplied by internet analysis firm Experian Hitwise, the social networking site saw a 185 per cent year-on-year increase in its share of visitors during the seven days to March 13.
In the same week, Google experienced just a 9 per cent increase in visitors compared with the corresponding period in 2009.
Hitwise said together the two websites made up for 14 per of all website visits during the week.