50 Twitter Fun Facts
As Twitter has grown exponentially in terms of membership, usage and popularity, it’s increasingly interesting to look at facts and figures surrounding the micro-blogging platform.
So we’ve put together 50 fun facts about Twitter for your reading enjoyment.
Check out our list, below.
The 50 Twitter Fun Facts:
1. The name of the social network was originally “Twttr,” later changed to Twitter.
2. It took 3 years, 2 months and 1 day to get to the billionth tweet.
3. Today it only takes one week for users to send a billion tweets.
4. 10 tweets per second mention Starbucks.
5. The average Twitter user has tweeted 307 times.
6. Barack Obama’s victory tweet was the most retweeted tweet ever with more than 800K retweets.
7. The 2012 election broke records with 31.7 million political tweets. Election Day was by far the most tweeted about event in US political history.
8. 32% of all Internet users are using Twitter.
9. 69% of follows on Twitter are suggested by friends.
10. In 2012, almost 1 million accounts were added to Twitter every day.
11. Lady Gaga – the most followed Twitterer, with almost 33 million followers - gains followers faster than Twitter adds new accounts.
12. The USA’s 141.8 million accounts represent 27.4% of all Twitter users.
13. 50% of Twitter users are using the social network via mobile.
14. 2012 brought an 800% increase in top TV show tweets.
15. Over the span of 16 days, the London Olympics generated 150 million tweets.
16. There were 13.7 million football-related tweets during the 2012 Super Bowl, 1 million of which appeared in the game’s final 5 minutes.
17. While the average religious leader can expect one retweet for every 500 followers, the average musician only sees one retweet for every 30,000 followers.
18. 64% of consumers have made a purchase decision based on social content.
19. 91% of 18-34 year olds using social media are talking about brands.
20. 60% of U.S. smartphone owners now visit their favorite social networking sites on a daily basis, up from 54% in 2011.
28. The average Twitter user has 126 followers.
28. The average Twitter user has 126 followers.
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