Distribution of Twitter users in the United Kingdom (UK) Q1 2020, by frequency of use

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Stacy Jo Dixon,
Apr 28, 2022
In the first quarter of 2020, the majority of respondents in the United Kingdom (UK) reported using Twitter several times a day, at 43 percent. A share of 15 percent of the respondents stated that they used Twitter a few times a week.

Leading accounts on Twitter

As of November 2020, BBC Breaking News was the most popular Twitter account based in the United Kingdom, in terms of the number of followers. Other than the BBC news account, the rest of the top five Twitter accounts included three members of the boyband One Direction: Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, along with the Twitter account of One Direction itself.

Social media in the UK

The number of social media users in the United Kingdom increased between 2015 and 2020, reaching roughly 48.6 million users in 2020. This figure is projected to grow to over 50 million users by 2023.

Distribution of Twitter users in the United Kingdom (UK) in the 1st quarter of 2020, by frequency of use

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Release date

April 2020

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

7th-16th February 2020

Number of respondents

210 respondents

Age group

15 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

Question as phrased by the source: "How often do you use each of these [Social Media]?"

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