Which country received Facebook access through its first international university expansion in 2005?

The United Kingdom received Facebook access through its first international university expansion in 2005.

Facebook began as a Harvard-based service in February 2004 and then expanded to other American universities. In 2005, the network moved beyond the United States, including expansion to universities in the United Kingdom. This marked an important step toward becoming an international social network rather than a service centered on American campuses.

Early Facebook access was restricted to students at participating educational institutions. That university-by-university model helped the network grow through trusted communities and recognizable school affiliations before Facebook later opened registration more broadly.

The United Kingdom is sometimes confused with Canada, which was also among Facebook’s early international expansion markets. The question concerns the first international university expansion associated with the UK, not the later date when Facebook became available to everyone. Facebook opened registration to anyone aged 13 or older with a valid email address in September 2006.