78% of Twitter's Users Are Outside the U.S.

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Zoe Fox
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78% of Twitter's Users Are Outside the U.S.

Twitter's international user growth is far outpacing its domestic rate.

Since 2010, Twitter's international user base has grown 745% -- from 20 million to 169 million users. Its user base in the United States has only grown 390%, from 10 million to 49 million users.

Statista's chart, below, shows Twitter's relative growth in the U.S. compared to its growth internationally.

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