{"id":224753,"date":"2020-04-17T07:26:42","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T01:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qcsglobal.com\/?p=224753"},"modified":"2020-04-18T17:10:17","modified_gmt":"2020-04-18T11:40:17","slug":"40-twitter-statistics-marketers-need-to-know-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qcsglobal.com\/blogs\/40-twitter-statistics-marketers-need-to-know-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"40 Twitter Statistics Marketers Need to Know in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div>\n<p>With a lot more time inside the home due to COVID-19, you may also be finding yourself spending a lot more time on social media sites like Twitter. Whether you\u2019re tracking the news or looking for a distraction from your home office (or your couch), <strong>Twitter continues to be one of the <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oberlo.com\/blog\/twitter-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">top five most popular<\/a><strong> social networks in the US<\/strong> with over 20% of US internet users accessing Twitter on a monthly basis.<\/p>\n<p>Whether or not you personally use Twitter, I would be willing to wager that your company has a Twitter account to promote your business. Perhaps your company even has multiple Twitter accounts\u2014one for your main business promotions, one for helping customers, and another for building a community. Regardless, if you are not currently maintaining an active Twitter presence, you certainly should be.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwitter gives businesses a cost-effective method of engaging with their customer base,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebalancesmb.com\/top-reasons-why-your-small-business-should-use-twitter-2948523\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Susan Ward<\/a>, owner of an IT consulting firm. \u201cTwitter is a brand builder and marketing multiplier for businesses when used correctly.\u201d<\/p>\n<article class=\"embedded-entity align-center\">\n<article>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/article>\n<p>Yet, Twitter has changed immensely since its emergence into the social media world in 2006. Here are 40 Twitter statistics marketers should know to improve their strategies in 2020.<\/p>\n<h2>Twitter popularity statistics<\/h2>\n<p>1. There are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/twitter-monthly-active-users-2015-7?r=UK&amp;IR=T\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1.3+ BILLION<\/a> accounts created on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>2. There are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/282087\/number-of-monthly-active-twitter-users\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">330 million monthly active users<\/a> on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>3. There are <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/02\/06\/twitter-q4-earnings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">152 million daily active users<\/a> on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>4. There are <a href=\"https:\/\/business.twitter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">500 million tweets<\/a> sent per day.<\/p>\n<p>5. Twitter is the <a href=\"https:\/\/business.twitter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0#1 platform for discovery<\/a> with 79% of people on Twitter seeking to discover what\u2019s new.<\/p>\n<p>6. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/internet\/2018\/03\/01\/social-media-use-in-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">42% of Twitter uses<\/a> are on the platform daily.<\/p>\n<p>7. The average tweeter spends <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/579411\/top-us-social-networking-apps-ranked-by-session-length\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3.39 minutes on the platform per session<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Key takeaways<\/h3>\n<p>Twitter is POPULAR! Okay, I do realize you likely already knew this fact, but understanding exactly how popular is critical as well. Not only are there millions of people logging onto to Twitter each month, but there are millions logging on every single day! People are also using the platform specifically to discover new things, whether it\u2019s news stories, products, or experiences. And while 3.39 minutes daily spent on the platform may not seem like a lot, it is definitely plenty of time to be one of the new things that your target audience member discovers during their daily Twitter check.<\/p>\n<h2>Twitter demographic statistics<\/h2>\n<p>8. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/265647\/share-of-us-internet-users-who-use-twitter-by-age-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">56% of US Twitter audiences identify as male<\/a> and 44% identify as female.<\/p>\n<p>9. Out of all male internet users, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/internet\/2015\/01\/09\/demographics-of-key-social-networking-platforms-2\/#twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">24% use Twitter<\/a><u>.<\/u><\/p>\n<p>10. Out of all female internet users, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/internet\/2015\/01\/09\/demographics-of-key-social-networking-platforms-2\/#twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">21% use Twitter<\/a><u>.<\/u><\/p>\n<p>11. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2019\/04\/10\/share-of-u-s-adults-using-social-media-including-facebook-is-mostly-unchanged-since-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">22% of US adults<\/a> use Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>12. 30 million of Twitter\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/02\/06\/twitter-q4-earnings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">daily users are American (with roughly 59 million total American users).<\/a><\/p>\n<p>13. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/internet\/2015\/01\/09\/demographics-of-key-social-networking-platforms-2\/#twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">79% of Twitter accounts are international users<\/a> (accounting for 262 million users outside of the US).<\/p>\n<p>14. There are more that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/242606\/number-of-active-twitter-users-in-selected-countries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">45\u00a0million Twitter users in Japan<\/a><u>.<\/u><\/p>\n<p>15. There are around\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/242606\/number-of-active-twitter-users-in-selected-countries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">16\u00a0million Twitter users in the UK<\/a><u>.<\/u><\/p>\n<p>16. 38% of Twitter users in the US are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/265647\/share-of-us-internet-users-who-use-twitter-by-age-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">between the ages of 18 and 29<\/a><u>.<\/u><\/p>\n<p>17. 26% of Twitter users are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/265647\/share-of-us-internet-users-who-use-twitter-by-age-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">between 20 and 49 years old<\/a><u>.<\/u><\/p>\n<p>18. 80% of Twitter users are characterized as <a href=\"https:\/\/business.twitter.com\/en\/video-on-twitter.html\">\u201caffluent millenials<\/a><u>.<\/u>\u201d<\/p>\n<article class=\"embedded-entity align-center\">\n<article>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wordstream-files-prod.s3.amazonaws.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/simple_image\/public\/images\/media\/images\/twitter-statistics-millenials.jpg?rHyvfArKAfLMo7G4hbSa9kvT4Wqn6Ddx&amp;itok=9CYQ_FSd\" alt=\"twitter statistics picture of millenials\" width=\"787\" height=\"525\" \/><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/article>\n<p>19. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hootsuite.com\/twitter-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">42% of US Twitter users have a college degree<\/a> (only 31% of the nation population does).<\/p>\n<p>20. 36% of US Twitter users <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hootsuite.com\/twitter-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">identify as Democrat<\/a>, and 21% identify as Republican.<\/p>\n<h3>Key takeaways<\/h3>\n<p>Twitter is a very diverse environment made up of a variety of cultures, ethnicities, genders, races, ages, and political positions. Yet, there are some conclusions we can make about the mass in that the majority of Twitter users fall into the \u201caffluent millennial\u201d category. Twitter is most commonly used in the US, Japan, and the UK. Twitter is also clearly a platform more popular amount younger age groups, but has been growing in popularity amongst adults.<\/p>\n<p>However, the main takeaway from all of these demographic statistics is that whoever your target audience is there is more then likely a large segment of them actively using Twitter. Lucky for you, like Facebook and Instagram, Twitter allows marketer to target adds based on a variety of demographic characteristics. Take advantage of the huge audience Twitter has and drill down to find your future customers on the platform.<\/p>\n<h2>Twitter marketing statistics<\/h2>\n<article class=\"embedded-entity align-center\">\n<article>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wordstream-files-prod.s3.amazonaws.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/simple_image\/public\/images\/media\/images\/twitter-statistics-egg-mcmuffin.jpg?siNF3jARTpjz9bnplUMij8z9WB8FNQKR&amp;itok=xpqoHeUY\" alt=\"egg mcmuffin tweet\" width=\"594\" height=\"439\" \/><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/article>\n<p>21. <a href=\"https:\/\/business.twitter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Time spent viewing ads online is 26%<\/a> higher on Twitter compared to other leading platforms.<\/p>\n<p>22. People on Twitter are <a href=\"https:\/\/business.twitter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">53% more likely to be the first to buy new products<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>23. <a href=\"https:\/\/marketing.twitter.com\/emea\/en_gb\/insights\/twitter-unveils-a-groundbreaking-study-into-its-audience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">93% of Twitter community members are open to brand presence on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>24. Twitter\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/248066\/year-on-year-traffic-growth-of-us-mobile-social-networks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">site referral traffic has grown 6%<\/a> year-over-year.<\/p>\n<p>25. Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/s22.q4cdn.com\/826641620\/files\/doc_financials\/2019\/q3\/Q3-2019-Shareholder-Letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ad engagement is up 23%<\/a><u>.<\/u><\/p>\n<p>26. Twitter users are more likely to like brands that are <a href=\"https:\/\/magnaglobal.com\/its-the-culture-stupid-ipg-twitter-find-brands-must-be-engaged\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">inclusive, culturally relevant, and transparent<\/a><u>.<\/u><\/p>\n<p>27. Tweets with <a href=\"https:\/\/business.twitter.com\/en\/resources\/agency-playbook.html?utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hashtags get 100% more engagement<\/a><u>.<\/u><\/p>\n<p>28. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/259382\/social-media-platforms-used-by-b2b-and-b2c-marketers-worldwide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">67% of B2B businesses<\/a> use Twitter as a digital marketing tool.<\/p>\n<p>29. The most popular Twitter emoji used is the <a href=\"http:\/\/emojitracker.com\/\">\u201cFace with Tears of Joy\u201d<\/a> used more then 2 billion times.<\/p>\n<h3>Key takeaways<\/h3>\n<p>Advertising on Twitter (if you are not already) is likely worth a short! Why? Not only do people spend more time on Twitter then other platforms, but they are more like the engage with your ads and actually make a purchase! What could be more ideal than that?<\/p>\n<p>It is also critical to ensure all of your content is culturally inclusive. Ensure that your messages never come across in a negative way, taking into considerations a variety of beliefs and demographics.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, use hashtags and emojis! Posts with both of these get more engagement so why wouldn\u2019t you use them? If your hashtag game is rusty, fear not, I wrote an entire comprehensive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/blog\/ws\/2019\/05\/29\/instagram-hashtags\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guide to hashtagging here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Twitter video stats<\/h2>\n<p>30. Tweets <a href=\"https:\/\/business.twitter.com\/en\/resources\/agency-playbook.html?utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">with video get 10x more engagement<\/a><u>.<\/u><\/p>\n<p>31. People watch <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.cms-twdigitalassets.com\/content\/dam\/business-twitter\/resources\/Twitter_Agency_Playbook_2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2 billion videos<\/a> on Twitter each day.<\/p>\n<p>32. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/200843\/social-media-activities-by-platform-usa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0#3 reason people use Twitter<\/a> is to watch video.<\/p>\n<p>33. Twitter ads with video are <a href=\"https:\/\/business.twitter.com\/en\/resources\/agency-playbook.html?utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">50% cheaper<\/a> in cost per engagement.<\/p>\n<article class=\"embedded-entity align-center\">\n<article>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wordstream-files-prod.s3.amazonaws.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/simple_image\/public\/images\/media\/images\/twitter-statistics-the-bachelor-video.jpg?oV8ML4cLiK6RDJKc7yV4FfXiCdwNNnzm&amp;itok=6I-d79hS\" alt=\"The Bachelor promoted tweet with video\" width=\"594\" height=\"447\" \/><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\"><em>That\u2019s a lot of views\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Key takeaways<\/h3>\n<p>Use video, duh! While we understand including video in every tweet could be a bit challenging, it is still critical to up your video game for Twitter. Also remember that you can of course tweet the same video more than once. Consider your video tweets as your most important tweets though, possibly even paying to promote these ones since watching videos is clearly what the people want to do. So give the people what they want, and tweet your videos out!<\/p>\n<h2>Twitter mobile stats<\/h2>\n<p>34. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/chart\/1520\/number-of-monthly-active-twitter-users\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">80% of Twitter users<\/a> access the platform on their mobile device.<\/p>\n<p>35. 93% of video views are <a href=\"https:\/\/business.twitter.com\/en\/blog\/3-reasons-videos-capture-twitters-mobile-audience.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on mobile<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>36. Mobile advertising revenue accounts for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omnicoreagency.com\/twitter-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">88% of total advertising revenue<\/a><u>.<\/u><\/p>\n<article class=\"embedded-entity align-center\">\n<article>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wordstream-files-prod.s3.amazonaws.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/simple_image\/public\/images\/media\/images\/twitter-statistics-mobile.jpg?8KTnT8S9VTrpIqxQViN5Q.lYny_VDuuN&amp;itok=ONUAvgAF\" alt=\"Twitter mobile stats image\" width=\"788\" height=\"525\" \/><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/article>\n<h3>Key takeaways<\/h3>\n<p>Investing in Twitter mobile ads is highly recommended. This is where your users are more than likely accessing the platform so ensuring your ads look top notch on mobile should be a key part of your Twitter strategy. The other thing you need to ensure is that your website and the content you are directing your users to from your tweets is mobile optimized as well. There is nothing worse than landing on a funky landing page that is not built for the mobile web.<\/p>\n<h2>Twitter during COVID-19 stats<\/h2>\n<p>37. Direct messaging has <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.twitter.com\/en_us\/topics\/company\/2020\/An-update-on-our-continuity-strategy-during-COVID-19.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">increased 30% since March 6<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>38. The use of Twitter\u2019s curated event page has <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.twitter.com\/en_us\/topics\/company\/2020\/covid-19.html#adspolicy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">increased 45%.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>39. More users are seeing ads on Twitter, an average of 164 million daily, up <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.twitter.com\/en_us\/topics\/company\/2020\/covid-19.html#adspolicy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">23% from Q1 2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>40. Twitter expects <a href=\"https:\/\/s22.q4cdn.com\/826641620\/files\/doc_news\/2020\/03\/TWTR-Withdraws-Guidance-Announcement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Q2 revenue to be down YoY<\/a> as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.<\/p>\n<h3>Key takeaways<\/h3>\n<p>More users are active on Twitter right now. If you\u2019re looking for more ways to reach your customers and potential customers, your brand should maintain an active presence on Twitter\u2014with all the other stats on the list, we\u2019d recommend an active presence all the time, but it\u2019s especially important right now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/blog\/ws\/2020\/04\/14\/twitter-statistics\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a lot more time inside the home due to COVID-19, you may also be finding yourself spending a lot more time on social media sites like Twitter. 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