8% Of Online Americans Now Use Twitter, More Women Than Men, Minorities More Likely Than Whites

New data released by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project suggests that Twitter is becoming increasingly mainstream – eight per cent of U.S. online adults now use the platform, reports All Things D.

Interestingly, it’s more popular with women than men.

Pew Internet observes that the groups who are notable for their relatively high levels of Twitter use include:

  • Young adults – Internet users ages 18-29 are significantly more likely to use Twitter than older adults
  • African-Americans and Latinos – Minority internet users are more than twice as likely to use Twitter as are white internet users
  • Urbanites – Urban residents are roughly twice as likely to use Twitter as rural dwellers
  • Women and the college-educated are also slightly more likely than average to use the service

These findings came from research done in October of this year.

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