28 Interesting facts about Twitter
Twitter was founded in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams, Biz Stone, and Noah Glass, and it went public in July of that year.
On March 21, 2006, Jack Dorsey made the first tweet.
The hashtag makes its debut in August 2007, initially introduced by user @chrismessina.
A US Airways aeroplane crashed on the Hudson River in New York City on January 15, 2009. A snapshot uploaded on Twitter broke the news ahead of traditional media, emphasising Twitter's significance in breaking news.
Every minute, around 350,000 Tweets are sent.
Even users who use Twitter on a regular basis may be unaware that the blue bird's name is Larry.
Twitter established a cooperation with the Russian search engine Yandex in February 2012.
Twitter purchased Vine in October 2012, and it was launched as a standalone app in January 2013. It was a big success, however it closed down in October 2016.
Twitter went public in November 2013, with shares priced at $26 when the market opened and $44 when it closed.
Twitter's net worth is $21.72 billion as of May 7, 2020.
Every day, more than 40%, or over 145 million people, are active.
Every month, around 500 million users visit Twitter without logging on.
Twitter is one of the top five social networking sites in the United States, with over 20% of internet users accessing it on a monthly basis.
Twitter's first 100 million users were added in September 2011.
Google began using tweets in search results in May 2015.
BTS, a South Korean boy band, has the most Twitter engagements.
The record for the oldest Twitter user was 104 years and 324 days.
The issue of who owns Twitter was only resolved in April 2009.
The bulk of Twitter users reside in the United States.
Twitter is used by 44% of the Gen Z population in the United States.
A Twitter staffer deleted Donald Trump's Twitter account in 2017.
Elon Musk's Twitter account had already sent out dangerous remarks.
Twitter may also be used as a digital marketing tool for B2B companies.
In April 2010, Twitter introduced Promoted Tweets.
Twitter hot topics are determined by an algorithm.
Twitter trending takes into account the amount of Tweets relating to the trends as well.
Twemoji is an open-source emoji created by Twitter.
For up to 30 days after deactivation, a deleted Twitter account can be restored.
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