In 2021, Twitter generated more than 4.5 billion U.S. dollars in advertising service revenues, up from 3.2 billion U.S. dollars in the previous year. Additionally, the micro-blogging platform produced around 571 million U.S. dollars in data licensing revenue, up from 508 million U.S. dollars in 2020.
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Advertising makes up 89% of its total revenue and data licensing makes up about 11%.
In 2022, X (formerly Twitter) generated **** billion U.S. dollars in advertising revenue. This figure is expected to drop to *** billion U.S. dollars by 2027. The social platform is responsible for roughly one percent of the global ad revenue. Social network platform in transition Established in 2006, California-based platform X (formerly known as Twitter) ranked among the most popular social networks worldwide by number of monthly users as of late 2023. The company has undergone a profound transformation after Elon Musk's acquisition in October 2022. After the billionaire bought the platform, advertisers and marketers have closely observed every change regarding its features and policies. Due to many contradictory developments at Twitter, industry professionals have become increasingly more cautious with their investments. A prominent example was IPG - one of the world's top five advertisers - advising its customers to temporarily abstain from putting money into the platform. Another big advertiser who has also ceased ad investment in Walmart. Social media powerhouse: Facebook In the meantime, nearly half of the responding marketing professionals named Facebook the most important social media platform for their business. The social network giant's revenue amounted to *** billion dollars in 2022. Although the figure was roughly ** percent of Google's ad revenue, Meta stood further ahead of X in terms of money earned through selling ad spaces.
In the second quarter of 2022, X/Twitter's revenue amounted to over 1.17 billion U.S. dollars. The platform's majority of the social network’s revenues are generated via advertising, followed by data licensing and other revenues.
X/Twitter company information X/Twitter ranks among the biggest social networks worldwide. As of the second quarter of 2021, the company reported 206 million monetizable daily active users worldwide. In 2020, Twitter’s annual revenue came to 3.72 billion U.S. dollars. However, the company has only been able to report a positive net income in 2018 and 2019, revealing a struggle to monetize users.
X/Twitter marketing and advertising Social media advertising spending in the United States is constantly growing. In 2019, the social media ad spend per U.S. internet user amounted to 129.1 U.S. dollars and this figure is projected to sharply increase to over 174 U.S. dollars by 2024. Along with Instagram, X/Twitter is a popular marketing channel and some brands and companies have made a name for themselves for being entertaining on Twitter.
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These are the key Twitter user statistics that you need to know.
In the most recently reported period, X (formerly Twitter) generated 89 percent of its revenue through advertising services, whilst 11 percent was generated via data licensing. In 2021, the micro-blogging platform generated over five billion U.S. dollars in worldwide revenue.
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The US has historically been the target country for Twitter since its launch in 2006. This is the full breakdown of Twitter users by country.
The revenue of Twitter, Inc. with headquarters in the United States amounted to **** billion U.S. dollars in 2021. The reported fiscal year ends on December 31.Compared to the earliest depicted value from 2017 this is a total increase by approximately **** billion U.S. dollars. The trend from 2017 to 2021 shows, furthermore, that this increase happened continuously.
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These Twitter user statistics will give you the complete story of where Twitter is at today and what the future looks like for the social media company.
In 2021, X's (formerly Twitter) annual net loss amounted to *** million U.S. dollars. Overall, this is a significant decrease from the previous year, in which the micro blogging and social network company saw losses of almost *** billion U.S. dollars.
In the most recently reported fiscal period, social network X/Twitter's total worldwide revenue amounted to over ************ US dollars, up from **** billion US dollars in the previous year. This is the largest increase in annual revenue that the microblogging platform has seen in recent years.
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With over 611 million monthly active users, building a huge Twitter following is not an easy task. These are the top 25 accounts with the most followers on Twitter right now.
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This is the breakdown of Twitter users by age group.
Twitter's ad business shrank both in 2023 and 2024, with global ad revenues falling to two billion dollars, according to the source's estimates. After the acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk on October 27, 2022, the platform saw an exodus of users. December 2022 projections saw more than 30 million users leaving the platform by the end of 2024.
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The platform is male-dominated with 68.1% of all Twitter users being male. Just 31.9% of Twitter users are female.
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Twitter is ranked as the 12h most popular social media site in the world. The platform currently has 611 million active monthly users.
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One of the biggest advantages of Twitter is the speed at which information can be passed around. People use Twitter primarily to get news and for entertainment. This is the breakdown of why people use Twitter today.
Social media companies are starting to offer users the option to subscribe to their platforms in exchange for monthly fees. Until recently, social media has been predominantly free to use, with tech companies relying on advertising as their main revenue generator. However, advertising revenues have been dropping following the COVID-induced boom. As of September, Meta Verified is the most costly of the subscription services, setting users back almost 15 U.S. dollars per month on iOS or Android for the standard subscription. Twitter Blue costs between three and 40 U.S. dollars per month and ensures users will receive the blue check mark, and have the ability to edit tweets and have NFT profile pictures.
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The US has the largest number of Twitter users with over a 100 million users. They account for about 16.7% of all Twitter users worldwide.
A December 2022 study revealed that the user base of Twitter is projected to ******* in the upcoming two years. Thus, in 2023 the social network will see a decrease of nearly **** percent, which in 2024 will reach down to **** percent ******** growth of monthly active users.
In 2021, Twitter generated more than 4.5 billion U.S. dollars in advertising service revenues, up from 3.2 billion U.S. dollars in the previous year. Additionally, the micro-blogging platform produced around 571 million U.S. dollars in data licensing revenue, up from 508 million U.S. dollars in 2020.