{"id":46026,"date":"2022-07-30T20:08:27","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T20:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=46026"},"modified":"2022-07-30T20:08:31","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T20:08:31","slug":"how-many-people-has-twitter-lost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-many-people-has-twitter-lost","title":{"rendered":"How Many People Has Twitter Lost?"},"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-69e8f5e6d2dce\" 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-69e8f5e6d2dce\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e8f5e6d2dce\" ><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-people-has-twitter-lost\/#How_Many_People_Has_Twitter_Lost\" title=\"How Many People Has Twitter Lost?\">How Many People Has Twitter Lost?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-many-people-has-twitter-lost\/#Elon_Musk_is_still_the_most_followed_account\" title=\"Elon Musk is still the most followed account\">Elon Musk is still the most followed account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-many-people-has-twitter-lost\/#Conservative_accounts_gained_followers\" title=\"Conservative accounts gained followers\">Conservative accounts gained followers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-many-people-has-twitter-lost\/#Left-wing_accounts_lost_followers\" title=\"Left-wing accounts lost followers\">Left-wing accounts lost followers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-many-people-has-twitter-lost\/#Changes_in_follower_counts\" title=\"Changes in follower counts\">Changes in follower counts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-many-people-has-twitter-lost\/#Changes_in_MAUs\" title=\"Changes in MAUs\">Changes in MAUs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-many-people-has-twitter-lost\/#Changes_in_mDAUs\" title=\"Changes in mDAUs\">Changes in mDAUs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-many-people-has-twitter-lost\/#Changes_in_follower_counts_in_the_US\" title=\"Changes in follower counts in the U.S.\">Changes in follower counts in the U.S.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Many_People_Has_Twitter_Lost\"><\/span>How Many People Has Twitter Lost?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height:auto; width:auto; margin:0px 10px; max-width:34% max-height:302px;\" align=\"left\" alt=\"how many people has twitter lost\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/EZFDlLt.jpg\"> <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re wondering &#8220;How many people has Twitter lost?&#8221; then you&#8217;ve come to the right place. This article shows you how Twitter&#8217;s followers have changed in recent weeks. You&#8217;ll learn that Elon Musk still leads the pack, and how some Left-wing accounts have gained followers. You&#8217;ll also discover what is causing these changes. And finally, you&#8217;ll learn what accounts have gained or lost followers.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Elon_Musk_is_still_the_most_followed_account\"><\/span>Elon Musk is still the most followed account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has passed the 100 million follower mark on Twitter. He is the sixth Twitter user to reach the mark. Other notable 100 million followers include former President Barack Obama, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, and Katy Perry. Cristiano Ronaldo and former football player Pele also have over 100 million followers. Musk has gained more than four million followers in the past thirty days.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conservative_accounts_gained_followers\"><\/span>Conservative accounts gained followers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After the recent announcement by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, conservative Twitter accounts saw an uptick in followers. Conservatives such as Sen. Ted Cruz and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis experienced an increase in followers, as did conservative media accounts like Breitbart News. In addition, a recent USA Today analysis revealed that conservative Twitter accounts gained followers in the wake of the Musk purchase. However, other researchers noted that this increase was likely due to inauthentic users, not Musk&#8217;s purchase of Twitter.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Left-wing_accounts_lost_followers\"><\/span>Left-wing accounts lost followers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>How many left-wing accounts lost followers on Tuesday? In one day, fifty prominent left-wing accounts lost an average of six thousand followers. Among those who gained new followers were Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, the far-right president of Brazil, and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren. Despite these numbers, many people believe that left-wing accounts were not targeted in the purge. Rather, they were targeted because they were promoting liberal or anti-Trump sentiment.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Changes_in_follower_counts\"><\/span>Changes in follower counts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Recent changes in follower counts on Twitter have been closely watched by political observers. While President Trump gained almost three million new followers over the past week, Hillary Clinton lost nearly two hundred thousand. Rep. Elizabeth Warren also lost nearly 200,000 followers. Changes in follower counts on Twitter are likely due to the &#8220;exodus&#8221; of Twitter users and bots. However, it is not clear why some people&#8217;s followers increased and others decreased, so it is important to note that the change in follower counts does not mean that Twitter is censoring political content.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Changes_in_MAUs\"><\/span>Changes in MAUs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Twitter recently made some major changes to the way they report their monthly active users, or MAUs. Starting with Q1 2019, the company will no longer report MAUs in millions, but will instead report total monetizable daily users (mDAUs). This change will make it easier for marketers to compare Twitter&#8217;s growth to that of competitors, though there is no clearer understanding of why the change occurred. Twitter also changed the definition of a &#8220;User&#8221; so that it includes passive accounts that are not active on the site.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Changes_in_mDAUs\"><\/span>Changes in mDAUs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One of the most important metrics in the Twitter business is mDAUs (monthly daily active users). This measure is a way for the social network to gauge its audience size and reach, and was created to help advertisers make better decisions about advertising on the platform. Unfortunately, Twitter&#8217;s mDAUs have been inflated by as much as 1.4 million from previous quarters. Despite the changes, the mDAUs metric continues to provide a helpful indication of Twitter&#8217;s popularity.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Changes_in_follower_counts_in_the_US\"><\/span>Changes in follower counts in the U.S.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The latest studies examining fluctuations in Twitter follower counts show that conservatives gained more followers, but not as much as liberals. The numbers are a little more complicated to interpret, however, because the dataset is not completely clear, and some users may have deleted their accounts or have had their accounts replaced by bots. 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