Roughly half of tweets from Twitter ‘lurkers’ are replies to other users

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March 16, 2022

5 facts about Twitter ‘lurkers’

Roughly half of tweets from Twitter ‘lurkers’ are replies to other users

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Roughly half of tweets from Twitter ‘lurkers’ are replies to other users

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5 facts about Twitter ‘lurkers’
Most adult Twitter ‘lurkers’ are between 30 and 49
Twitter ‘lurkers’ are more likely than more active users to say the most important reason they use the platform is to see different points of view
Twitter ‘lurkers’ follow – and are followed by – fewer accounts

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