A online survey conducted in the United States in May 2021 asked respondents their reasons for using social media and networking platform Twitter. Overall, 82 percent of high-volume users, those who produced 20 or more tweets per month, said that they used Twitter for entertainment reasons. Furthermore, 77 percent of high-frequency tweeters said that they used the platform as a way to express their opinions whereas 29 percent of low-frequency users said that they made use of the Twitter for this purpose. Additionally, 59 percent of high-volume users and 45 percent of low-volume users reported that Twitter has increased their understandings of current events in the last year.
Reasons for adults in the United States to use Twitter as of May 2021, by tweet volume
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Pew Research Center. (November 15, 2021). Reasons for adults in the United States to use Twitter as of May 2021, by tweet volume [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279736/united-states-reasons-using-twitter-by-tweet-volume/
Pew Research Center. "Reasons for adults in the United States to use Twitter as of May 2021, by tweet volume." Chart. November 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279736/united-states-reasons-using-twitter-by-tweet-volume/
Pew Research Center. (2021). Reasons for adults in the United States to use Twitter as of May 2021, by tweet volume. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279736/united-states-reasons-using-twitter-by-tweet-volume/
Pew Research Center. "Reasons for Adults in The United States to Use Twitter as of May 2021, by Tweet Volume." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279736/united-states-reasons-using-twitter-by-tweet-volume/
Pew Research Center, Reasons for adults in the United States to use Twitter as of May 2021, by tweet volume Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279736/united-states-reasons-using-twitter-by-tweet-volume/ (last visited June 28, 2022)