The share of individuals who used Twitter in Sweden fluctuated over the period between 2011 and 2020. Starting from eight percent of users in 2011, the share of Twitter users increased to 24 percent in Q3 2020. The Twitter usage rate peaked in 2017, when 25 percent of the interviewed Swedes reported to be using the platform. In general, social media usage became more popular over the past decade. In 2010, there were 53 percent social media users and in Q3 2020, there were 89 percent.
Which Twitter accounts do Swedes follow?
The football player Zlatan Ibrahimovic had the most followed Twitter account in Sweden as of December 2020. He was followed by over seven million people. Second in the ranking came the young environmentalist Greta Thunberg with over four million followers.
Swedes and Twitter
Most Swedes reported to be using Twitter monthly in 2020. Furthermore, nearly half of respondents used the platform on a daily basis. Regarding purposes of usage , roughly 60 percent of the respondents used Twitter for news. Another popular reason to use Twitter was for entertainment, selected by more than half of the interviewed Swedes.
Share of individuals who used Twitter in Sweden from 2011 to Q3 2020
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Internetstiftelsen. (December 14, 2020). Share of individuals who used Twitter in Sweden from 2011 to Q3 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/623048/twitter-users-in-sweden/
Internetstiftelsen. "Share of individuals who used Twitter in Sweden from 2011 to Q3 2020." Chart. December 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/623048/twitter-users-in-sweden/
Internetstiftelsen. (2020). Share of individuals who used Twitter in Sweden from 2011 to Q3 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/623048/twitter-users-in-sweden/
Internetstiftelsen. "Share of Individuals Who Used Twitter in Sweden from 2011 to Q3 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/623048/twitter-users-in-sweden/
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