This statistic displays Twitter penetration among internet users, social network users and the general UK population in the United Kingdom in 2012 and 2013, with a forecast to 2018. In 2012, roughly 19.1 percent of internet users were Twitter users. Penetration is projected to increase to 31.9 percent by 2018.
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Twitter penetration in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2018, among internet users, social media users and population
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This statistic displays Twitter penetration among internet users, social network users and the general UK population in the United Kingdom in 2012 and 2013, with a forecast to 2018. In 2012, roughly 19.1 percent of internet users were Twitter users. Penetration is projected to increase to 31.9 percent by 2018.
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This statistic displays Twitter penetration among internet users, social network users and the general UK population in the United Kingdom in 2012 and 2013, with a forecast to 2018. In 2012, roughly 19.1 percent of internet users were Twitter users. Penetration is projected to increase to 31.9 percent by 2018.
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- February 2014
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2012 and 2013
- Special properties
- internet users who accessed their Twitter account via any device at least once per month
- Supplementary notes
- * Forecasted.
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- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2012 and 2013
- Special properties
- internet users who accessed their Twitter account via any device at least once per month
- Supplementary notes
- * Forecasted.
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