U.S. online adults using Twitter 2009-2021

Published by
Stacy Jo Dixon,
Apr 26, 2022
This statistic shows the share of adult internet users who use Twitter in the United States from 2009 to 2021. In February 2021, 23 percent of online U.S. adults used the microblogging service, up from 11 percent in 2009.

Share of online adults in the United States using Twitter from 2009 to 2021

CharacteristicShare of online adults
2009 11%
2010 8%
2011 12%
2012 16%
2013 18%
2014 23%
2015 23%
2016 24%
2018 24%
2019 22%
2020 22%
2021 23%
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Release date

April 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

January 25 to February 8, 2021

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

Data regarding 2009 to 2018 from earlier reports.

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