ComScore (NASDAQ: SCOR) released new data on social networking usage in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region today. The company reports that 74.6% of European Internet users visited social networking sites in December, compared to 60.6% in Asia-Pacific.

The announcements include rankings of social networking sites in France and India. Facebook and Skyrock lead in France with 11.9 million and 11.0 million unique visitors in December, while Orkut leads in India with 12.9 million unique visitors.

• Social Networking Has Banner Year in France, Growing 45 Percent (French version)
  
• India’s Social Networking Market Sees Global Brands Gain Prominence in 2008