Most social media users using Twitter recently in South Africa were in Gauteng. According to a survey conducted in 2021, over 33 percent of the social media users who used Twitter yesterday or today lived in Gauteng. North West and Western Cape had the second largest share of Twitter users, with almost 27 percent and 15 percent, respectively.
Distribution of Twitter users in South Africa in 2021, by province
January 18 to May 14 and July 13 to Semptember 31, 2021
Number of respondents
24,666 respondents living in urban areas with 8000 or more inhabitants
Age group
15 years and older
Special properties
data was collected in two waves
Supplementary notes
The data is weighted to the South African national statistics service "Statistics South Africa's" population estimates, which allows for an accurate representation of 27.76 million South Africans.
To ensure a nationally representative sample, the survey is based on enumerated area (EA) sampling.
The source adds that users included here are social media users who used Twitter's platform yesterday and today (at the time the survey was conducted).
Percentage points exceeding 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
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Ornico, & World Wide Worx. (June 30, 2022). Distribution of Twitter users in South Africa in 2021, by province [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341631/distribution-of-twitter-users-in-south-africa-by-province/
Ornico, und World Wide Worx. "Distribution of Twitter users in South Africa in 2021, by province." Chart. June 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341631/distribution-of-twitter-users-in-south-africa-by-province/
Ornico, World Wide Worx. (2022). Distribution of Twitter users in South Africa in 2021, by province. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341631/distribution-of-twitter-users-in-south-africa-by-province/
Ornico, and World Wide Worx. "Distribution of Twitter Users in South Africa in 2021, by Province." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341631/distribution-of-twitter-users-in-south-africa-by-province/
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