JEDDAH: On an average, a Saudi follows around 609 Twitter accounts and is followed by 741 people.
A Saudi sends around five tweets per day. The retweeting of their tweets reaches 87 percent. They are mostly active on Twitter between 9 a.m. and midnight, according to a report presented at a forum in Riyadh recently.
In a survey, conducted by a news website, nearly 1,796 people took part. Of them 69 percent said that Twitter would remain popular in the Kingdom. However, 15 percent said that it would not be that popular, while 16 percent said they did not know.
Of the total Twitter users in the Arab world, 40 percent are Saudis. They send 210 million tweets each month. There are 9 million users of Twitter in the Kingdom, which is a growth of 80 percent compared to 2013.
Ammar Mohammad, a social media expert, was quoted as saying in a local publication that Twitter was popular in the Kingdom due to natural factors, including trust and swift spread of information as well as the presence of decision-makers on the platform.
He said that an ordinary user searches for easy information.
Saudis were among the first users of Twitter when it was launched in 2006. Users find it the most appropriate platform for self-development, communication and getting information swiftly.
How many tweets does a Saudi send in a day?
How many tweets does a Saudi send in a day?
