NEW DELHI: Facebook has now reached more than two million active advertisers, up from 1.5 million roughly half a year ago and 1 million a year-and-a-half ago.

In addition, the company has announced the ads manager app to help businesses manage their ad campaigns on-the-go, through their mobile device.

The app is presently available in the United States but will soon be available throughout the world.

Around 35 per cent of US small businesses do not have a web presence at all, but more than 30 million businesses around the world actively use Facebook pages because they are free, easy to use, and they work well on mobile.

Facebook is helping businesses to grow, as it is easy – Facebook’s tools are easier than ever to use. It is Mobile – the consumer shift to mobile is making more business owners want to use Facebook’s mobile tools to reach customers and manage their businesses. Facebook ads are effective, claims the social media site.