The Windows Team Blog has released some interesting statistics about Messenger's new Facebook Chat integration feature as well as other social services in the newly released Windows Live Messenger 2011:

• More than 10 million people have connected Facebook to Windows Live
• More than 250 million chats between Messenger and Facebook
• Conversations have lasted more than 1.5 billion minutes
• Over 1.6 million people have connected YouTube to Windows Live
• Over 700,000 people have connected MySpace to Windows Live
• Over 10 million active Messenger customers on BlackBerry devices, over 5.2 million active Messenger customers on iPhones and over 1.2 million active Messenger customers on Nokia smart phones

Already there appears to be a re-birth for Messenger now it has become part of newer social trends, including our increasing demand for integration and portability.

Read the full story at the Windows Team Blog