Twitter

Roughly half of American adults who use Twitter (49%) post fewer than five tweets per month; 59% of infrequent tweeters are ages 30 to 49.

Here is how the average adult Twitter user in the U.S. tweeted about the news in 2021, as well as how these patterns have changed since 2015.

Fully 70% of U.S. adult Twitter news consumers say they have used Twitter to follow live news events, up from 59% who said this in 2015.

A minority of Twitter users produce a majority of tweets from U.S. adults, and the most active tweeters are less likely to view the tone or civility of discussions as a major problem on the site.

Here are some key takeaways for how the public engaged with Team USA on Twitter during the Tokyo Olympics.

In preelection tweets about the U.S., lawmakers abroad focused on how the election will affect bilateral ties and trade.

Entering the peak of the the 2020 election season, social media platforms are firmly entrenched as a venue for Americans to process campaign news and engage in various types of social activism. But not all Americans use these platforms in similar ways.

Many legislators in four English-speaking countries directly addressed George Floyd’s killing and the subsequent protests on Twitter.

#BlackLivesMatter was used roughly 47.8 million times on Twitter – an average of just under 3.7 million times per day – from May 26 to June 7.

Although most national officials use the platform, their posts receive only a small number of likes and retweets.