According to an online survey conducted in the United States in May 2021, infrequent tweeters, those who have posted less than five times per month since activating their Twitter account, had an average number of 15 followers. Additionally, infrequent tweeters followed 105 Twitter accounts on average. Furthermore, frequent tweeters typically had around 159 followers and followed 405 Twitter accounts.
Average number of followers and accounts followed by Twitter users in the United States as of May 2021, by tweet volume
According to the source: "Infrequent tweeters defined as those who have posted fewer than five tweets (of any type) per month since they opened their account. All other tweeters are defined as frequent tweeters."
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Pew Research Center. (March 16, 2022). Average number of followers and accounts followed by Twitter users in the United States as of May 2021, by tweet volume [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304702/us-twitter-accounts-followed-and-following-by-tweet-volume/
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