Who is Using Twitter, How Often and Why

Since Twitter launched in 2006, it''s enjoyed tremendous growth around the world. To sort through the clutter, we present an article which holds useful and interesting facts and figures on the Twitter usage and impact. Here are the highlights: there are 460 k new accounts opened every day on twitter, 0.05% of all twitter users around the globe account for 50% of the generated attention; even though the media outlets represent most active users, only 15% of the news are reported by them first; 177 million of tweets is sent every day; usage of twitter on mobile phones has increased for 182% over the past year; men and women use twitter equally and for the same reasons; one quarter of all users are very active, checking their accounts several times a day; 8% Americans are using twitter and nearly 27% of the population in Holland; 77% of top world companies have a twitter account... You can read the whole article www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/07/infographic-who-is-using-twitter-how-often-and-why/241407/