{"id":45518,"date":"2022-07-30T19:51:40","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T19:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=45518"},"modified":"2022-07-30T19:51:42","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T19:51:42","slug":"how-many-have-left-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-many-have-left-twitter","title":{"rendered":"How Many Have Left Twitter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e8938388f56\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e8938388f56\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e8938388f56\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-many-have-left-twitter\/#How_Many_Have_Left_Twitter\" title=\"How Many Have Left Twitter?\">How Many Have Left Twitter?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-many-have-left-twitter\/#About_693_million_US_users\" title=\"About 69.3 million U.S. users\">About 69.3 million U.S. users<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-many-have-left-twitter\/#About_100_million_worldwide\" title=\"About 100 million worldwide\">About 100 million worldwide<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-many-have-left-twitter\/#About_a_quarter_of_them_are_conservative\" title=\"About a quarter of them are conservative\">About a quarter of them are conservative<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-many-have-left-twitter\/#About_a_third_are_younger\" title=\"About a third are younger\">About a third are younger<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-many-have-left-twitter\/#About_a_quarter_are_college_graduates\" title=\"About a quarter are college graduates\">About a quarter are college graduates<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Many_Have_Left_Twitter\"><\/span>How Many Have Left Twitter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width:auto; max-height:240px; margin:0px 10px; max-width:37% height:auto;\" align=\"right\" alt=\"how many have left twitter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/z8rB3k7.jpg\">  <\/p>\n<p>Ever wondered how many people have left Twitter? There are over 69 million U.S. users and over 100 million worldwide, but how many have left in recent years? This article looks at some of the numbers. In a nutshell, Twitter has lost about 100 million users since its peak. A third of them are active and the remaining quarter are conservative. Nevertheless, this statistic gives some context to Twitter&#8217;s decline. If you&#8217;re considering using Twitter as a marketing tool, here are some interesting statistics.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_693_million_US_users\"><\/span>About 69.3 million U.S. users<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Twitter&#8217;s use among American adults has been relatively steady over the past few years. The share of adults who use the site is similar to that of Facebook and Snapchat, and is comparable to that of Instagram and YouTube. About three-quarters of users say that they are concerned about the number of people who see their posts. Regardless of their political views, however, many people still enjoy using the service.<\/p>\n<p>Despite its continued growth, Twitter&#8217;s user base has not met investor expectations. In 2017, growth hovered in the low single digits, and the site is struggling to attract new users. More than 40% of Twitter users in the US are under the age of 29, and usage tends to decrease as adults get older, according to Pew Research. In response to these concerns, Twitter has banned hundreds of thousands of &#8220;bot&#8221; accounts, resulting in a large number of U.S. users who are no longer active on the platform.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_100_million_worldwide\"><\/span>About 100 million worldwide<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>About 100 million people worldwide have quit Twitter since its peak. The site&#8217;s figures were based on active users for the three years from 2017 to 2020 and do not reflect the actual number of people who have left the service. Twitter says they may have miscounted users. If so, how many have left? Despite the steep decline in users, Twitter still maintains a high number of users. But, it&#8217;s clear that it can&#8217;t retain all of them.<\/p>\n<p>Many users reacted differently to Elon Musk&#8217;s takeover of Twitter. Twitter users have expressed mixed feelings about the move, highlighting the deeply divided political and cultural conversation on the site. In addition, hashtags such as #RIPTwitter flooded the site. And while many users were angry about the takeover, others were puzzled over what Elon Musk&#8217;s plans are for Twitter. In particular, it was unclear how he plans to deal with President-elect Donald Trump, the controversial CEO of Tesla Motors.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_a_quarter_of_them_are_conservative\"><\/span>About a quarter of them are conservative<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In a recent study, researchers looked at more than 9,000 politically engaged Twitter accounts to understand their behavior after the 2020 presidential election. They found that Republican accounts were more likely to be banned than liberals. In six months, 35 percent of conservative accounts were banned and only eight percent of left-leaning accounts. The researchers did not identify which conservatives left Twitter and why. The findings were surprising to them.<\/p>\n<p>The social networking site&#8217;s partisanship remains mixed, with the majority of users self-identifying as liberal or moderate. But it&#8217;s worth noting that the most politically active Democratic users tend to be on the left. They often engage with political journalists, which makes them influential voices with influence over conventional wisdom. In one informal survey, 80 percent of Democrats said they were liberal or moderate and 20 percent of those who had left Twitter said they were conservative.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_a_third_are_younger\"><\/span>About a third are younger<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to the Twitter data, American adults aged 40 and younger are more likely to be Democrats. While only a third of the American public is a Democrat, Twitter users are significantly younger than the general population and are much more educated. They are also more likely than the general population to have a bachelor&#8217;s degree. Twitter users also differ from their country&#8217;s population on some issues, such as whether immigrants are beneficial for the U.S. economy and society, and whether there is an issue with racism or racial inequality in society.<\/p>\n<p>The findings of this study do not necessarily support that Twitter is preparing to sell. They cite data indicating that 43% of US adults used Twitter before the ban, while 52% did so after the ban. And while the younger group makes up a smaller proportion of the overall population, that group represents nearly one-fourth of all content on the platform. And because this segment is so diverse, it&#8217;s possible that its users share similar attitudes.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_a_quarter_are_college_graduates\"><\/span>About a quarter are college graduates<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The research surveyed 2,791 people who had a valid Twitter handle, or 76% of verified Twitter users. Because Twitter is a private social network, users may not post publicly, so not every account is included in the study. Because Twitter uses the API to make account summary statistics public, the sample was weighted to represent a national sample. The survey was conducted in November 2018 and was conducted with the help of the Center for American Trends Panel.<\/p>\n<p>Those who have left Twitter are younger than the average U.S. adult. In fact, about one-fourth are college graduates. The majority of users are female and their average age is 40. The rest of the adult population is equally split between 18 and 49 years old and those over 50. This means that Twitter users are three times younger than the general population. 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