Twitter (X) now has 251 million daily active users and 611 million monthly active users on the platform. Most of the users are based in the United States and spend around 34 minutes on the platform daily.
India has the third largest Twitter (X) user base with 25.45 million users.
Let us see the complete demographic and financial insights of the platform in this post.
Top Twitter (X) User Statistics
- Twitter (X) has 251 million daily active users and 611 million monthly active users globally as of 2025.
- There are 106.23 million Twitter (X) users In the USA
- India is home to 30 million Twitter (X) users.
- 68.66% of Twitter (X) users are male while 31.34% are female.
- 70.8% of Twitter (X) users are aged between 18 to 34.
- Elon Musk is the most followed Twitter (X) account with 237.8 million followers.
Twitter Daily Active Users
Twitter (X) has 251 million daily active users as of 2026. The platform’s daily active user base peaked in 2022 when there were 259.4 million DAUs. The number of DAUs has decreased by 3.2% since then. The reason for this is the platform’s takeover and rebranding by Elon Musk.
| Year | Twitter (X) DAUs |
| 2017 | 115 million |
| 2018 | 126 million |
| 2019 | 152 million |
| 2020 | 192 million |
| 2021 | 217 million |
| 2022 | 259.4 million |
| 2023 | 245 million |
| 2024 | 251 million |
Twitter (X) stopped reporting its DAUs after 2022. Now, we rely on estimates from research firms or tweets from X officials. Twitter’s Daily Active Users (DAUs) count is the number of unique users visits on the platform in a day.
Source: FT and X official tweets.
Twitter Monthly Active Users
Twitter has 611 monthly active users as of 2025, making it the 12th biggest platform globally in terms of MAUs.
| Social Media Platform | Monthly Active Users |
| 3.07 billion | |
| YouTube | 2.50 billion |
| 2.0 billion | |
| 2.0 billion | |
| TikTok | 1.58 billion |
| 1.34 billion | |
| Facebook Messenger | 1.01 billion |
| Telegram | 900 million |
| Snapchat | 800 million |
| Douyin | 755 million |
| Kuaishou | 700 million |
| X/Twitter | 611 million |
| 598 million |
Source: Statista.
How Many Twitter (X) Users Are There in India
India has 30 million Twitter (X) users as of 2026. India also ranks fifth in terms of Twitter’s overall traffic, with a share of 4.07%
Source: Indian Tech and Infra
Twitter Users by Gender
As of 2026, 68.66% of Twitter users are male, while 31.34% of users are female. This means users are split almost exactly at a 2:1 ratio on the platform.
Here is a table showing Twitter (X) users as per gender split:
| Gender | Share of users |
| Male | 68.66% |
| Female | 31.34% |
Source: Exploding Topics.
Twitter Users by Age
70.8% of Twitter (X) users are aged between 18 to 34 with 34.2% people being in the 18 to 24 age group and 36.6% being in the 25 to 34 age group.
Let us see the distribution of Twitter users by age group:
| Age Group | Share of Twitter (X) Users |
| 13 to 17 | 2.4% |
| 18 to 24 | 34.2% |
| 25 to 34 | 36.6% |
| 35 to 49 | 19.7% |
| Above 50 | 7% |
Source: Statista.
Twitter users by countries
The United States is home to 106.23 million active Twitter users making it the country with the most users on the platform. Japan and India are in the second and third spots with 69.28 million and 25.45 million active users.
The table below lists the countries with the highest number of active Twitter (X) users as of 2025.
| Country | Number of Twitter (X) Users |
| United States | 106.23 million |
| Japan | 69.28 million |
| India | 25.45 million |
| Indonesia | 24.85 million |
| United Kingdom | 24.3 million |
| Brazil | 21.48 million |
| Turkey | 19.74 million |
| Mexico | 17.45 million |
| Saudi Arabia | 16.28 million |
| Germany | 15.42 million |
| France | 15.22 million |
| Thailand | 14.24 million |
| Canada | 12.52 million |
Source: Statista.
Twitter (X) Revenue (2012 to 2024)
As per the latest available data, Twitter (X) registered a revenue of $1.2 billion in 2025, which is a massive 47% decrease from 2023. The company’s revenue peaked in 2021 when the registered revenue was $5 billion.
Twitter’s revenue has been on a downward trend ever since the takeover by Elon Musk and its rebranding as X.
Here is a table showing Twitter (X) revenue over the years.
| Year | Twitter (X) Revenue |
| 2012 | $0.31 billion |
| 2013 | $0.66 billion |
| 2014 | $1.4 billion |
| 2015 | $2.2 billion |
| 2016 | $2.5 billion |
| 2017 | $2.4 billion |
| 2018 | $3 billion |
| 2019 | $3.4 billion |
| 2020 | $3.7 billion |
| 2021 | $5 billion |
| 2022 | $4.4 billion |
| 2023 | $3.4 billion |
| 2024 | $1.8 billion |
Source: BOI.
Twitter Revenue by Segment
Twitter generates its revenue through advertising, subscriptions, and data licensing. While the revenue from the advertising sector has gone on a downward trend, the revenue from the other two sections has consistently grown.
As per the latest data, Twitter (X) managed to earn $2.5 billion through advertising and $0.9 billion through subscription & data licensing in 2023.
Here is a table showing Twitter (X) revenue by segment over the years.
| Year | Advertising | Subscription & data licensing |
| 2015 | $1.9 billion | $0.2 billion |
| 2016 | $2.2 billion | $0.2 billion |
| 2017 | $2.1 billion | $0.3 billion |
| 2018 | $2.6 billion | $0.4 billion |
| 2019 | $2.9 billion | $0.4 billion |
| 2020 | $3.2 billion | $0.5 billion |
| 2021 | $4.5 billion | $0.5 billion |
| 2022 | $4 billion | $0.4 billion |
| 2023 | $2.5 billion | $0.9 billion |
Source: BOI.
Most followed people on Twitter (X)
Elon Musk, who owns the platform, is also the most followed person with 237.8 million followers. Barack Obama, the former US president, is in second spot with 119.3 million followers. The United States’ current president, Donald Trump, takes the third spot with 111.5 million followers.
Here is a table showing the most followed people on Twitter in 2026.
| Person | Twitter (X) followers |
| Elon Musk | 237.8 million |
| Barack Obama | 119.3 million |
| Donald Trump | 111.5 million |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 107.3 million |
| Narendra Modi | 106.8 million |
| Rihanna | 96.9 million |
| NASA | 91.8 million |
| Justin Bieber | 90.2 million |
| Katy Perry | 85.9 million |
| Taylor Swift | 79.7 million |
| Lady Gaga | 71.3 million |
| Kim Kardashian | 68.9 million |
| YouTube | 68.6 million |
| Virat Kohli | 67.1 million |
| Bill Gates | 63.0 million |
| Ellen DeGeneres | 62.5 million |
| CNN | 61.9 million |
| X (formerly Twitter) | 60.9 million |
| CNN Breaking News | 59.8 million |
| Neymar | 59.6 million |
Number of Tweets posted daily
Twitter (X) users post around 6,000 tweets every second. This translates to 350,000 tweets per minute, 500 million tweets per day, and around 200 billion tweets per year.
There is a high chance that this rate has gone up after the increase in usage count and free speech policies.
| Time Period | Number of Tweets |
| Per Second | 6,000 tweets |
| Per Minute | 350,000 tweets |
| Per Day | 500 million tweets |
| Per Year | 200 billion tweets |
Time spent on Twitter (X)
An average Twitter (X) user spends around 34.1 minutes on the platform every day. That translates to 3.98 hours every week and 17.05 hours every month. Twitter surpasses platforms like Reddit and Snapchat in terms of usage.
| Time Period | Minutes | Hours |
| Per Day | 34.1 minutes | 0.57 hours |
| Per Week | 238.7 minutes | 3.98 hours |
| Per Month | 1,023 minutes | 17.05 hours |
Final Word
Twitter is undergoing a massive evolution at the moment. In the past couple of years, there has been so much happening on there that people are still confused about whether to stay or leave. Meta’s threads serve as a Twitter (X) alternative but hasn’t got there yet in terms of retaining users. People still prefer the good old Twitter over Threads.
It will be interesting to see what lies ahead for the platform. We’ll keep updating this space with more data as we get our hands on it.
