US social media giant Facebook has legally bypassed China 's Great bubble and generated approximately $ 5bn in advertising revenue in 2018 , according to Pivotal Research data . The Facebook accounted for around 10 % of Facebook 's total sales last year . It followed the setting up of a unique experience centre with Shenzhen local Facebook Meet Social , one of seven official Facebook advertising resellers in China and , with the help of a state - run telco , it connected Chinese brands with the social media site 's 2.3 billion users .
US social media giant Facebook has legally bypassed China's Great Firewall and generated approximately $5bn in advertising revenue in 2018, according to Pivotal Research Group. The figure accounted for around 10% of Facebook's total sales last year. It followed the setting up of a unique experience centre with Shenzhen local partner Meet Social, one of seven official Facebook advertising resellers in China and, with the help of a state-run telco, it connects Chinese brands with the social media site's 2.3 billion users.