8 Twitter Statistics for 2017

Lama Alsafi
Jul 24, 2017 · 1 min read
  1. In Q1 2017, Twitter reached 328 million monthly active users, compared to 310 million in Q1 2016.
  2. 82% of active Twitters users are on mobile.
  3. 79% of Twitter accounts are outside of the US.
  4. 81% of millennials check Twitter at least once a day.
  5. Katy Perry at 101 million followers has the most worldwide Twitter followers.
  6. Of internet users with college degrees, 29% use Twitter, compared to 20% use for those with high school degrees or less.
  7. 36% of 18 to 29 year-olds online in the US are Twitter users, while only 10% of online adults 65 and up use Twitter.
  8. 74% of users on Twitter follow brands to learn about products.

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