QAnon is a far-right, decentralized political movement founded on conspiracy theories that have gained popularity on social media after emerging on the alt-tech site 4chan in 2017. According to a 2020 report, between March and June 2020, there were over 12 million posts published on Twitter that contained QAnon-related hashtags and phrases. Although Twitter was reported to have considerably more QAnon posts than Facebook and Instagram, the Meta-owned platforms saw much larger growth of such posts. Overall, between October 2017 and February 2018, there were 3,640 QAnon posts on Instagram, and between March 2020 and June 2020, almost 97 thousand were published, demonstrating an increase in QAnon posts of 2,561 percent within 32 months. Additionally, within the examined period, Facebook saw a 1,811 percent growth in QAnon posts.
Number of QAnon posts across selected social media platforms worldwide between October 2017 and June 2020
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Institute for Strategic Dialogue. (July 24, 2020). Number of QAnon posts across selected social media platforms worldwide between October 2017 and June 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346370/global-qanon-posts-social-media-platforms/
Institute for Strategic Dialogue. "Number of QAnon posts across selected social media platforms worldwide between October 2017 and June 2020." Chart. July 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346370/global-qanon-posts-social-media-platforms/
Institute for Strategic Dialogue. (2020). Number of QAnon posts across selected social media platforms worldwide between October 2017 and June 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346370/global-qanon-posts-social-media-platforms/
Institute for Strategic Dialogue. "Number of Qanon Posts across Selected Social Media Platforms Worldwide between October 2017 and June 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346370/global-qanon-posts-social-media-platforms/
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Number of QAnon posts across selected social media platforms worldwide between October 2017 and June 2020 [Graph], Institute for Strategic Dialogue, July 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346370/global-qanon-posts-social-media-platforms/
