This statistic displays the average number of followers and accounts followed by Twitter users on Twitter in the United Kingdom in 2013, by gender. In 2013, female respondents reported following 156 people or organizations on average, while the average number of people followed by male respondents on Twitter was 135.
How many people do you follow and how many followers do you have on Twitter?*
aduls with an active social networking site profile on Twitter
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview
Supplementary notes
* The original survey question was: "How many people or organisations do you follow on Twitter? How many followers do you have on Twitter?" (Prompted responses) ** n (total) = 232; n (males) = 113; n (females) = 119.
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