---
"title": "Twitter Users"
"description": "Among adults who go online, 8% use Twitter."
"date": "2011-03-30"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Russell Heimlich"
    "job_title": "Former web developer"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/russell-heimlich/"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/short-reads/2011/03/30/twitter-users/"
"categories":
  - "Twitter (X)"
---

# Twitter Users

Among the 74% of American adults who use the internet, 8% report using Twitter, the microblogging service that allows users to read and share a continuous stream of 140-character thoughts online. Just 2% of online adults use Twitter on a typical day, however. Twitter is especially popular among young adults — 14% of online adults ages 18 to 29 use the social networking tool. Just 4% of adults ages 65 and older use Twitter. Minority internet users are more likely to tweet than are white internet users. Among online adults, 18% of Hispanics and 13% of blacks use Twitter, while only 5% of whites use the microblogging service. Online urban residents are also roughly twice as likely to use Twitter as online rural dwellers (11% vs. 5%). [Read More](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/pubs/1821/twitter-users-profile-exclusive-examination)