This statistic shows a timeline with the amount of monthly active international Twitter users as of the fourth quarter of 2018. Excluding the United States, the number of monthly active international Twitter users amounted to 255 million as of the most recent quarter. In total, Twitter had 321 million global monthly active users.
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Twitter: number of monthly active international users 2010-2018
Number of monthly active international Twitter users from 1st quarter 2010 to 4th quarter 2018 (in millions)
This statistic shows a timeline with the amount of monthly active international Twitter users as of the fourth quarter of 2018. Excluding the United States, the number of monthly active international Twitter users amounted to 255 million as of the most recent quarter. In total, Twitter had 321 million global monthly active users.
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| Number of monthly active users in millions | |
|---|---|
| Q4 '18 | 255 |
| Q3 '18 | 259 |
| Q2 '18 | 267 |
| Q1 '18 | 267 |
| Q4 '17 | 262 |
| Q3 '17 | 261 |
| Q2 '17 | 258 |
| Q1 '17 | 257 |
| Q4 '16 | 251 |
| Q3 '16 | 250 |
| Q2 '16 | 247 |
| Q1 '16 | 245 |
| Q4 '15 | 241 |
| Q3 '15 | 241 |
| Q2 '15 | 239 |
| Q1 '15 | 236 |
| Q4 '14 | 225 |
| Q3 '14 | 221 |
| Q2 '14 | 211 |
| Q1 '14 | 198 |
| Q4 '13 | 187 |
| Q3 '13 | 179 |
| Q2 '13 | 169 |
| Q1 '13 | 156 |
| Q4 '12 | 140 |
| Q3 '12 | 127 |
| Q2 '12 | 114 |
| Q1 '12 | 104 |
| Q4 '11 | 87 |
| Q3 '11 | 74 |
| Q2 '11 | 62 |
| Q1 '11 | 49 |
| Q4 '10 | 39 |
| Q3 '10 | 35 |
| Q2 '10 | 28 |
| Q1 '10 | 20 |
| Number of monthly active users in millions | |
|---|---|
| Q4 '18 | 255 |
| Q3 '18 | 259 |
| Q2 '18 | 267 |
| Q1 '18 | 267 |
| Q4 '17 | 262 |
| Q3 '17 | 261 |
| Q2 '17 | 258 |
| Q1 '17 | 257 |
| Q4 '16 | 251 |
| Q3 '16 | 250 |
| Q2 '16 | 247 |
| Q1 '16 | 245 |
| Q4 '15 | 241 |
| Q3 '15 | 241 |
| Q2 '15 | 239 |
| Q1 '15 | 236 |
| Q4 '14 | 225 |
| Q3 '14 | 221 |
| Q2 '14 | 211 |
| Q1 '14 | 198 |
| Q4 '13 | 187 |
| Q3 '13 | 179 |
| Q2 '13 | 169 |
| Q1 '13 | 156 |
| Q4 '12 | 140 |
| Q3 '12 | 127 |
| Q2 '12 | 114 |
| Q1 '12 | 104 |
| Q4 '11 | 87 |
| Q3 '11 | 74 |
| Q2 '11 | 62 |
| Q1 '11 | 49 |
| Q4 '10 | 39 |
| Q3 '10 | 35 |
| Q2 '10 | 28 |
| Q1 '10 | 20 |
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This statistic shows a timeline with the amount of monthly active international Twitter users as of the fourth quarter of 2018. Excluding the United States, the number of monthly active international Twitter users amounted to 255 million as of the most recent quarter. In total, Twitter had 321 million global monthly active users.
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