Western Union reveals the world’s most networked person
* A 26-year old Portuguese charity worker
has today been named as the world’s most networked person. Hugo Pereira
from Lisbon, Portugal, has topped the Network Challenge, a global search for the most globally connected individual on Facebook.
* The Network Challenge was launched by a leading money transfer provider, Western Union, in July 2011 to mark its 160th
Anniversary and celebrate its status as one of the world’s most
globally connected companies, with more than 4,70,000 Agent locations in
over 200 countries and territories.
* The global search was fuelled by a new interactive, online Application called Your World. It visualises Facebook users’ global connections and awards a score
for how globally connected they are. Users can compare their ranking
against their Facebook Friends; others in their country and others in
the world.
* With 4,932 friends in 124 different
locations across the globe, and a Network Score of 4,76,133, Portuguese
national, Hugo Pereira, beat more than 2,50,000 Your World users worldwide to claim the title of the world’s most globally connected person.
* By comparison, the average person in India has a Network Score of 1124 with 102 friends in 11 different locations.
Mr. Pereira attributes his feat to years
of networking in his role as global president of charity AIESEC, the
world’s largest youth-led organisation, which has 60,000 active members
in more than 1,800 universities in 110 countries and territories.
* To celebrate Mr Pereira’s status,
Western Union invited him to use his impressive global network as a
force for good one month. He was given the opportunity to invite
his Facebook Friends to participate in Western Union’s launch of a major
new initiative.
[1st Nov, 2011]
[1st Nov, 2011]
