Twitter Stats and Facts from 2012 and 2013

Twitter has seen enormous growth since its launch in 2006 as both private users and public corporations use the social media site to microblog their news, photos, links, etc.

Facts about Twitter:

8% of users in the United States use Twitter

At least 460K accounts are created daily

20.6 million adults in the United States access Twitter at least once a month

On a daily basis, 177 million tweets are sent

In mobile users alone, Twitter has seen an increase of 182% in the past year

According to statistics, the typical Twitter user is female, Hispanic, 20-something, had previously attended college, lives in a city, and makes either <30K or 50-75K

Twitter is use for keeping in touch with friends, post status updates for woman, and to find the latest news for men.

Twitter is Mostly Used to post personal updates, post work updates, share links to news stories, post  general life observations, retweet others, send direct messages, share photos, share videos, and/or tweet location.

Statistics about Twitter:

1/4^th of Twitter users are considered extremely active, with 24% checking their status several times a day, 12% checking their status 1-2 days per week, and 21% never checking their status.

There are approximately 20,000 elite twitter users that make up .05% of the population and receive 50% of Twitter users’ attention

71% of tweets get no replies or retweets

The top 3 countries to have the greatest penetration of Twitter users are the Netherlands, Japan, and Brazil

Of the Top 100 Fortune Global Companies, 77% have Twitter accounts and 88% use Twitter to post company news and updates.