​6 Interesting Facts About Twitter

Twitter is one of the main social media platforms used all over the world. It is constantly adding tons of new users each day. Many of us pick up our phones several times a day to check it for news and sports scores as well as other information. Here are 6 interesting facts about Twitter. 

1. Twitter currently has about 310 million monthly active users. That's a lot of tweets.
2. Eighty-three percent of Twitter users use it on their mobile phones rather than on a computer.
3. The CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, is also the CEO of Square mobile payments. The CEO of BET Debra L. Lee and the CFO Hugh Johnston of PepsiCo are on the board of directors at Twitter.
4. According to Twitaholic, pop star Katy Perry has the most followers at 89,701,085 and President Obama is 4th on the list with 75,682,000. Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift make up the 2nd and 3rd spots respectively. Twitter itself is in 10th place on the list by comparison.
5. There have been 4 blue bird logos for Twitter. The first one was a slender bird perched on a branch that was a darker shade of blue than the birds later used. It was designed by British Graphic designer Simon Oxley in 2006. The current blue bird was designed in 2012 by Doug Bowman.
6. The very first tweet was sent by CEO Jack Dorsey. It said "just setting up my twttr" and was sent March 21, 2006, at 12:50pm. It has been retweeted 87 thousand times.

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